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Management
Why are middle managers so unhappy?
by
Matt Levin
Jan 23, 2024
According to a new Gallup analysis, only 1 in 3 American workers say they are engaged with their job, and less than half say they know what is expected of them at work.
And apparently the most bummed out are middle managers, who report more burnout and work-life balance issues.
This grad course teaches MBA students how to handle conflict at work
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 23, 2023
Role-playing is key in training to fix interpersonal problems on the job. "It's not about being right or wrong, it's being effective," a facilitator says.
Rolling Stones riff on entrepreneurship and managing their business
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Jarrett Dang
Sep 1, 2022
Chris Farrell walks us through the business factors behind the enduring success of one of the world's greatest rock bands.
Why more companies are hiring heads of remote work
Oct 26, 2021
It's about company culture, performance management and lots of logistics.
Author Caitlin Rosenthal on the role of slavery in the history of business
Aug 14, 2018
Caitlin Rosenthal, author of "Accounting for Slavery," discusses the role slavery plays in the history of business.
The disturbing parallels between modern accounting and the business of slavery
Aug 14, 2018
How slaveholders used modern management techniques
How the right kind of conflict can lead to better management
Mar 8, 2018
Jeff Weiss, an expert in conflict management, has some advice for the president.
For public good, not for profit.
Who’s the boss? Majority of Americans (finally) don’t care if their boss is a man or a woman
Nov 17, 2017
Women are less likely to prefer male bosses than before.
Who’s the boss? When employees' needs come first
Jul 12, 2017
Servant leadership, a concept that emerged in the 1970s, is gaining in popularity with millennial employees and bosses
Uber's newest executive says its 'managers haven't been set up for success'
by
Molly Wood
and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 7, 2017
Uber has hired Harvard business professor Frances Frei to make changes at a pivotal moment for the company.