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One of the first things you’ll (hopefully) be told when you become a manager is about the importance of having regular check-ins with your team. Whether you call it a ‘check-in’, ‘one-to-one’ or ...

All too often, good leadership is viewed as a more enticing and important topic than good management. People aspire to be leaders; they are trained to be managers. Many don’t even want to be referred ...

Remote work uncovered weakness in managers and executive leadership. Here’s how flexible work environments exposed widespread ...

Embrace this skill and unlock performance, loyalty, and culture. You can’t be a great manager without gratitude. At least, that’s according to 3,600 employees from across the globe in the fifth ...

You’ve likely seen the stories. Organizations are no longer hiring young professionals because they lack skills and can be replaced by AI (Burleigh, 2025). The robots are coming for everybody’s jobs ...

Have you ever observed how managers are too soft and nice because they are afraid their subordinates will say: “You are a bad manager?” I think it’s a common fear amongst leaders, one we rarely talk ...

Stepping into a senior position is a proud moment for upwardly mobile professionals. However, becoming a successful manager is far from straightforward. Analyst Gartner suggests that as many as 40% of ...

What skills do first-time managers most need? It's a question as old as the field of management itself. New managers are often thrown into the job without much preparation. Source: Cottonbro Studio / ...

You can’t be a great manager without gratitude. At least, that’s according to 3,600 employees from across the globe in the fifth iteration of Achievers Workforce Institute’s (AWI) State of Recognition ...