On Leadership

The Leadership Lowdown

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

Jena McGregor

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.

On Leadership

The Boy Scouts' leadership loss

Jena McGregor

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

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Editor's Corner

On Leadership

A lesson from Cameroon in letting go of fear

Lillian Cunningham

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

On Leadership

How to embrace being the boss

Lillian Cunningham

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.

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The Federal Coach

On Leadership

Great leadership books for your summer reading list

Tom Fox

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.

On Leadership

Meet the new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

Tom Fox

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.

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Voices on Leadership

On Leadership

'Leadership' is the military's snake oil

Bruce Fleming

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

On Leadership

When paying more stops paying off

Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton

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

8 ways to reinvent a career when you’re older

Dorie Clark

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

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Activism and accountability in Argentina

Research Round-up

What has Hillary really achieved?
New Yorker

New Yorker
What has Hillary really achieved?

“In reality, she wasn’t directing American foreign policy, or anything close.”
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Making time management the organization’s priority
McKinsey Quarterly

McKinsey Quarterly
Making time management the organization’s priority

“Time management isn’t just a personal-productivity issue over which companies have no control; it has increasingly become an organizational issue whose root causes are deeply embedded in corporate structures and cultures.”
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General failure
The Atlantic

The Atlantic
General failure

“To a shocking degree, the Army’s leadership ranks have become populated by mediocre officers, placed in positions where they are likely to fail. ”
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In hiring, a friend in need is a prospect, indeed
New York Times

New York Times
In hiring, a friend in need is a prospect, indeed

“Big companies like Ernst & Young are increasingly using their own workers to find new hires, saving time and money but lengthening the odds for job seekers without connections”
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Marco Rubio’s moment
Slate

Slate
Marco Rubio’s moment

“The most important political skill is midwifery.”
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A 'sigh of relief' at Davos
Knowledge@Wharton

Knowledge@Wharton
A 'sigh of relief' at Davos

“As a leadership barometer, Davos certainly confirmed that confidence is back in the world's inner circles of business and policy. ”
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