The assumption is that more talent should always mean better results, but research shows the opposite is often true.

When I started working with a client whom I'll call "Dylan," he was newly promoted, full of energy and ready to make his mark. A bright, ambitious manager at a fast-growing software company, Dylan had ...

Every business leader wants a high-performing team, but how can you achieve that? Building a productive team requires a strong foundation of habits that your employees follow. Although day-to-day work ...

While it’s said the sum is only as good as its parts, high performing teams can only achieve their greatest level of collective impact when they have an effective leader. And while you can learn ...

How do you manage a high performer whose behavior quietly harms the team? In this Q&A With Jane, we explore accountability, ...

The word “team” is frequently bandied about loosely. Rah, rah let’s go team. Yeah. As a founder, as a leader how exactly do you create a cohesive unit that is committed to a common purpose with a ...

Getting teams unstuck is not about motivation. It is about removing the barriers that make movement difficult.

As a manager, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day grind of fixing processes, eliminating bottlenecks, and streamlining workflows. We focus on reducing friction—the things that get in the way ...

Vanessa Urch Druskat is an associate professor of organizational behavior at the University of New Hampshire. She is a social and organizational psychologist, an award-winning scholar, and a pioneer ...

Every two years, like clockwork, one of the largest automotive parts manufacturers in the world faced what it called a “big event”: a large project went off the rails, costing the company a minimum of ...