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Your Favorite HBR Articles of 2023

Harvard Business

As we close out 2023, we asked our readers: Did an HBR article make a meaningful impact on the way you think, work, or lead this year? They called out articles ranging from a 2001 classic article about managing your energy as a worker to a recent magazine piece on storytelling for leaders.

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Research Roundup: How the Pandemic Changed Management

Harvard Business

Researchers recently reviewed 69 articles focused on the management implications of the Covid-19 pandemic that were published between March 2020 and July 2023 in top journals in management and applied psychology.

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Boss vs Leader: Two Distinct Management Approaches

Tom Spencer

A heavily top-down approach might have worked in the past but this style of boss management is increasingly ineffective and alienating to employees. In the modern workplace, the best managers have instead embraced a more empowering and collaborative method known as lead management.

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Favorite 5 Consulting Articles of 2018

Management Consulted

Thank you for continuing to make Management Consulted the world’s most read website on all things consulting. The post Favorite 5 Consulting Articles of 2018 appeared first on Management Consulted. … Continue Reading.

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The Social Cost of Algorithmic Management

Harvard Business

To achieve efficiencies and reduce costs, more and more companies are managing their employees by algorithm. In this article, the authors present some of the first research findings concerning the effects of algorithmic management on workplace dynamics.

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Lead Management: Fostering Good Habits in the Workplace

Tom Spencer

In the previous article , I introduced the concepts of boss and lead management, and it seems clear-cut that the latter is superior and preferable. In this article, I explore why managers might struggle to implement lead management and fall back into the bad habits of boss management. What’s wrong with him?”

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Our Favorite Management Tips About Showing Gratitude at Work

Harvard Business

This article includes a curated selection of HBR’s Management Tips on how to show gratitude and appreciation at work. Celebrating your team members, especially around important holidays, can be a powerful, generous, and motivating gesture.