Leadership

Few questions in business are more powerful than “What problem are you trying to solve?” Leaders who can formulate clear problem statements get more done with less effort and move more rapidly than their less-focused counterparts. But stopping to ask this question doesn’t come naturally — managers must put conscious effort into learning a structured approach.

People are living and working longer — but companies are unprepared for the implications of that.

Talent management processes need a digital update, too.

Your business may have processes that work now. Does it have agile processes to help it change?

No, software will not render managers obsolete, but you will need to be more skilled than ever before.

Traditional hierarchies are giving way to market forms of organizing that will recast the role of management.

To get the best results from a decision matrix, managers should expand the options used to frame it.

A focus on execution is undermining managers' ability to develop strategy and leadership skills.

There's no single formula for making work meaningful & mdash; but poor management is a universal obstacle.

Companies aiming to be competitive in the long term do not see safety and productivity as trade-offs.