Managerial competence is a better predictor of business success than corporate strategy. This is the conclusion of a comprehensive study by Raffaella Sadun, Nicholas Bloom, and John Van Reenen. The three recently authored an article published by... 

As a society, we have increased the quantity and quality of our leisure time tremendously. Many of us aren’t aware—or have forgotten—that not too long ago, we worked six days per week. On May 21, 1989, India’s late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi...

Most new managers do not realize that retaining good people is a part of their job. In reality, many of these managers are rated on the attrition levels in their team. As managers, when one of our direct report leaves, there are several...

In my career over the last 25 years, I have realized that there is no single answer to what a good manager does. The job of a manager depends on many factors, including placement in the organization’s hierarchy, the type of organization, the...

No one likes being managed. If you ask employees, most will say they don’t need managers. For a long time, I agreed. If you ask company founders if they need managers, many will say they hope to never hire middle managers. No one grows up...

In my experience, one doesn’t need an MBA to become a great manager. Nor does earning an MBA guarantee success. The degree only holds value when students have entered and graduated from MBA programs with the right mindset. Attending a top-tier...