Confronting direct reports about performance issues can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time managers, who may worry ...

Some traditional retailers — including Walmart, Target, and Best Buy — are adopting third-party marketplaces , which c onnect customers with external sellers and thereby offer customers a much broader ...

Entrepreneurs walk a razor-thin line between telling compelling stories and peddling lies — a misstep can easily lead to slipping into what the authors call the “deception trap.” It starts when ...

Making your AI tools look human or dehumanizing them altogether are not the best ways to win over your users. Instead, show ...

Since the 1960s, there has been a quest to find ways to address the tidal wave of paper deluging organizations. The latest ...

Many negotiators miss opportunities by viewing negotiations as purely competitive, where one side’s win is the other’s loss. Others focus only on securing the best outcome for themselves, ignoring ...

Failure in the form of network disruption or poor bandwidth has always been unacceptable to every network user, but it is ...

An annual survey of Fortune 1000 and global business leaders shows how companies are doubling down on data projects that they’ve struggled with in the past. While companies have long struggled ...

Imagine arriving eagerly on your first day at a new job, only to find that you’re immediately asked to install location-tracking software, sign a mandatory arbitration agreement, or close your ...

Have you ever done a group project where other members didn’t do their part? When you’re starting your career and get the role you’ve been wishing for, it’s exciting. Yet you may find ...

Summary. Corporate executives often use war metaphors like “declaring war on the competition” to project strength and confidence in their strategies. Research reveals that these aggressive ...

Summary. In an era when stakeholder expectations and interdependencies are increasingly central to success, the ability to navigate these relationships is not just a matter of fairness or optics ...