As a second-time founder who’s scaled a business to $5MM+ annual revenue and appeared on SharkTank (getting an offer from Mark Cuban ...

Six leadership tips on what to do when you disagree with your boss (or another senior leader at the company) It’s inevitable: You’re ...

If you’re struggling to stay engaged as a leader lately, here are some leadership tips to pull you out of the slump. Some days, being a ...

You’re likely making these 4 leadership mistakes as a leader. Here’s what to do instead to become a better listener. You’re not ...

A good manager knows their opinion can influence their team sometimes TOO much. Here’s how to compensate for that. When you’re a ...

Here are a few of my favorite leadership tips from CEOs, founders and executives featured recently in our Heartbeat interviews. Every two ...

New to the whole “manager” thing? Get your feet wet by checking out these 11 most-recommended leadership books. Congratulations on ...

Here’s what 1,000 managers in The Watercooler said their employees enjoyed most as a team-building activity. Team bonding — known ...

The 4 things you should do to make the most out of your next one-on-one meeting. You’re not prepared. Or at least that’s what ...

Why being nice as a leader backfires — and what to do instead. Leaders, stop being so nice all the time. I don’t mean to ...

If you’re wondering why your one-on-one meetings tend to feel unfruitful, these questions might be the culprit. Looking at the ...

The best managers encourage their team to tell the truth by recognizing the employees who voice it. “Employee recognition” is all ...

When an employee is struggling, here’s what the best managers do. Someone’s slipping. You see it. You feel it. You’re not on ...

How to know when you’re no longer being a good manager No one sets out to become a bad boss. Yet, slowly but surely, it’s easy to ...

What makes a good leader? Look at how you spend your time. Time is the one constant we are all given. No one gets more or less of it than ...

Why we don’t get honest feedback as leaders, even when we ask for it. As a CEO or manager, it can feel utterly maddening to have ...

As the founder + CEO of a company serving over 75 million people worldwide, Kathryn shares her biggest leadership lessons around trusting ...

Here’s why it’s so easy to become a bad manager, even when you don’t mean to be. I was running a leadership training a few months ...

How the smallest action as a leader can have the biggest impact on employee morale and job satisfaction. “I had no idea it mattered so ...

A simple framework to help give tough feedback to a coworker. The most common question I get asked by a manager who doesn’t want to ...

How to approach your first meeting as a new manager (it doesn’t have to be as daunting as it feels!) It happened: You’re a new ...

Of all the tools for effective leadership we think we need — a good system for tracking progress, or clear metrics around ...

From data of 15,000+ people, and studies over the past few decades, I pulled together best practices for sharing info (e.g., decisions, ...

As the founder of a 10-year old $6.3+MM bootstrapped company, Peldi talk about how your greatest strength can be your greatest weakness as ...

Your reaction sets the tone in your company. Don’t blow it by blowing up when you receive negative feedback from your team. ...

From data of 597 people and distilling 50 years worth of research, I wrote a practical guide for building trust in teams. Dear manager or ...

If you’re a manager and looking for something new to read, here are a handful of books I enjoyed this past summer. I don’t like ...

As a manager, here’s how to make the most of your 15-minute call with a candidate’s reference. I remember the first time I hired ...

Part of being a good leader is knowing which employee benefits to offer. According to 1,000 leaders in The Watercooler, these 3 make the ...

As the founder of a company that’s helped 850,000 people learn to code, Ryan talks about the value of trust as a leader — and how ...