Imagine you’re Mark Zuckerberg. What does an average day at work look like for you?
Most people with experience in management would probably guess the Facebook boss spends his working hours in an endless series of meetings. Maybe he even sche…
Companies are investing heavily in AI, in spite of the fact that they aren’t yet seeing a big return. A recent report from MIT found that 95% of organizations that have adopted AI haven’t seen any return on the investment at all. (However,…
Most of my co-workers liked to ease into their workday. They stopped and chatted on their way to their office. Once there, they put down their stuff, turned around, and headed to the break room for coffee. When they finally drifted back, they checked …
We spend so much time at work, it’s natural that we strike up friendships with colleagues. It’s common, and research shows it’s even good for your career and happiness.
But what happens when your office pal’s performance drags the team down, …
Sometimes, when a friend from high school finds out that I write about money, they will tell me their retirement plan is to assume they won’t survive the inevitable climate apocalypse. This is always said with an ironic smile, and often followed up wi…
Most leadership advice focuses on how to get promoted. But what happens after?
Years ago, I moved from a role leading training and development in a large regional bank to a new position in product marketing. I had the luxury of staying in the…
You know that moment when someone asks you a question in a meeting and your mind goes completely blank? Or when you’re sitting in a high-stakes presentation and you feel like you can’t move, can’t speak, can’t think? While it c…
Arthur Brooks is a professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School and the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the weekly “How to Build a Life” colu…
AI makes it easier than ever to lean on technology to do our thinking and some research says it may even be making us dumber. However, researchers have found that studying philosophy may help sharpen your thinking skills.
In a new study published i…
Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues — everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body odor.
Here’s a roundup of answers to three questi…
