Why Companies Get Worse As They Grow
You call customer service and end up trapped in a maze of menus that leads nowhere. You have a dozen subscriptions that took nine seconds to start and will apparently take an act of Congress […]
Author: David Burkus
David Burkus is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five books on leadership and teamwork.
How to Protect Your Team From a Toxic Leader [5 Ways]
You’ve worked for a toxic leader before. Everyone has. The kind who drops a bold new priority in the all-hands meeting with zero warning, then reverses course two weeks later. The kind who runs on […]
The Real Challenge of Managing Freelancers (And Why Most Leaders Get It Wrong)
Most management advice assumes something that hasn’t been true for years: that everyone on your team actually works for you, full-time, in the same building, on the same schedule. That assumption is baked into nearly […]
How to Fix Your Team’s Procrastination Problem (Without Becoming a Micromanager)
You’ve probably experienced team procrastination more times than you can count. It’s the day before a big presentation, and the deck still isn’t done. Slides are getting reordered. Someone’s still waiting on images. And at […]
How To Run A Keyshop: A Guide For Event Planners
You’ve decided a keyshop is the right format for your event. Good call. Now comes the part nobody warns you about: a keyshop isn’t just a keynote with discussion questions stapled to the end. It […]
When To Consider A Career Change
The Sunday dread is real. You know the feeling — it’s 2 p.m., the weekend isn’t over yet, but your brain has already clocked into Monday. You’re going through the motions at work, still showing […]
