Business Management Blog

Not all problems are open to a quick fix. Sometimes waiting is your best action. Waiting doesn’t have to be passive, though. Donald Sull on recent Harvard Business Review describes ways to think about waiting as strategy, especially in volatile markets. He puts particular importance on keeping one’s options open.
Sull tells leaders to “avoid marching [...]

How do some firms produce a pipeline of consistently excellent managers? Instead of concentrating merely on strengthening the skills of individuals, these companies focus on building a broad organizational leadership capability. It’s what Ulrich and Smallwood — cofounders of the RBL Group, a leadership development consultancy — call a leadership brand.
Organizations with leadership brands take [...]

Popular lore tells us that genius is born, not made. Scientific research, on the other hand, reveals that true expertise is mainly the product of years of intense practice and dedicated coaching.
Ordinary practice is not enough: To reach elite levels of performance, you need to constantly push yourself beyond your abilities and comfort level. Such [...]