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Leaders often mask their true emotions to meet workplace demands, but this “surface acting” can trigger a cycle of exhaustion and disengagement that can be hard to break. New research shows that when ...

Frontline employees’ close contact with customers and processes often put them in the best position to generate innovative ...

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Energy is no longer merely a cost to be managed. by Andrew Winston, George Favaloro and Tim Healy Large companies spend millions, or billions, of dollars directly on energy each year—and millions more ...

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The C-suite can be an isolating and stressful place, with many executives struggling to find the balance between caring for their businesses and caring for themselves. As AI continues to disrupt ...

The CFO’s role is no longer just to hold the purse strings tightly and say “no.” Rather, CFOs are increasingly looked to as ...

We know that varied teams make better decisions. A new study shows they also make better investments. by Paul Gompers and Silpa Kovvali When managers and scholars talk about diversity’s impact on ...

How to free up time for meaningful work by Leslie A. Perlow, Constance Noonan Hadley and Eunice Eun Poking fun at meetings is the stuff of Dilbert cartoons—we can all joke about how soul-sucking and ...

Hear the word “innovation,” and you might think of an R&D lab, a design group, or a start-up venture. But today innovators are in demand everywhere—from the factory floor to the salesroom, the IT help ...

IQ and technical skills are important, but emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership. by Daniel Goleman Every businessperson knows a story about a highly intelligent, highly skilled ...