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Brief  One-on-one meetings can serve many purposes and can occur on different schedules, but they should always be more than a check-in, writes Art Petty. "You want to send employees out of your one-on-ones with fresh ideas, a growing sense of belief that you trust...

Brief  Your experiences can help other people while also improving your sense of belonging, perspective and energy, writes Kristin Hendrix. "Helping others can refill our cup and give us the energy for all those other demands life is throwing at us," she writes....

Brief Humble leaders ask open-ended questions such as "What do you need from me?" and "How can we come together on this?" to elicit ideas and solutions from their team, writes former CEO Sabrina Horn. This approach isn't easy, as many CEOs and executives struggle to...

Brief  Micromanaging leaders may be "over-functioning" if they are jumping in to help without being asked, feel a need to do things their way or overworry about employee reactions, writes Jennifer V. Miller. "In a management context, leaders over-function because they...

Brief The pandemic has dealt a setback to many women's careers, adding to the already present fears of failure, not being liked and being unfairly judged, writes Kaiser Consulting CEO Lori Kaiser. "Once you become comfortable with fear and with taking steps into that...

Brief  Smart leaders manage conflict well by reframing it as a misalignment and using their boss as a mentor and guide, among other tactics, writes Marlene Chism. "Although no leader enjoys conflict, competent leaders understand that conflict is not the problem:...