The Leadership Lowdown

With P&G's management shuffle, the return of the king

With P&G's management shuffle, the return of the king

A.G. Lafley's re-emergence at the helm brings hope to the company, but also plenty of unique issues both Lafley and the board will have to carefully manage.

The Boy Scouts' leadership loss

The Boy Scouts' leadership loss

It's often said that an organization is only as good as its leaders.

Read more from Jena McGregor

Editor's Corner

A lesson from Cameroon in letting go of fear

A lesson from Cameroon in letting go of fear

Kah Walla, a 2011 presidential candidate in Cameroon, shares the leadership lesson she drew from her experience being kidnapped before the election.

How to embrace being the boss

How to embrace being the boss

Susan Lyne, CEO of AOL's Brand Group and former CEO of Gilt Groupe, on how she learned to go from second in command to top leader.

Read more from Lillian Cunningham

The Federal Coach

Great leadership books for your summer reading list

Great leadership books for your summer reading list

These books offer keen insights into leadership and management challenges, which on a day-to-day basis can bring their own dramas, twisting plot lines and, in this city, political intrigue.

Meet the new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

Meet the new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

We're working very hard to do more with less, but if funding continues at the present level, we will certainly have to cut more programs.

Read more from Tom Fox

Voices on Leadership

'Leadership' is the military's snake oil

'Leadership' is the military's snake oil

Our current infatuation with leadership, particularly in the military, is behind the unsettling rise in malfeasance in recent years.

When paying more stops paying off

When paying more stops paying off

Research shows money has curious—and sometimes counterproductive—effects on employees' performance.

8 ways to reinvent a career when you’re older

8 ways to reinvent a career when you’re older

Reinvention can seem daunting, but so can spending the rest of your professional life doing a job that’s no longer fulfilling.

Research Round-up

The Reading List

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