Middle managers make or break employee engagement. Here are the four capabilities L&D needs to prioritize.

This is how Darktrace successfully trained 75% of their global managers across 20 cohorts in under 2 years.

"I continue to believe that in the long run, boys, young men will believe their eyes more than their ears."

A practical blueprint for developing leaders through systems, not sessions.

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant emphasizes that while no one excels at a skill initially, effective leadership can uncover and nurture the untapped potential in team members through guidance and practice.

“The purpose of a coach is to not be the one to set the goals, but instead to say, "Here are the kinds of goals we can work our way through.””

“It's certainly clear that the issues of boys and men haven't gone away in the last few years. If anything, they're getting even more attention, which is good when it's the right kind of attention.”

What happens when your boss decides to weaponize positivity in the workplace?

George Raveling — the iconic leader who brought Michael Jordan to Nike — shares with Big Think a lifetime of priceless wisdom learned at the crossroads of sports and business.

What we can all learn about the journey from sporting arena to workplace — and how Aristotle can guide our thinking.

Performance psychology reveals the mental techniques elite athletes use to build and maintain their confidence.

Upskilling all managers and leaders is imperative if we are to solve the global challenge of poor management.

“Self-awareness, it's the least visible part of emotional intelligence, but we find in our research that people low in self-awareness are unable to develop strengths very well in other parts of emotional intelligence.”

Who decides what’s “normal” and why? As social norms increasingly dissolve, here’s how to find true guidance.

Why would someone who has spent their entire career following orders become a great leader overnight?

New research from Big Think+ shows that leaders crave more feedback on their leadership and management skills.

New research from Big Think+ sheds light on why employees can find the act of providing feedback to be intimidating, and how L&D can ease this fear by elevating feedback beyond pure evaluation.

Why Netflix adopted the “No Brilliant Asshole” rule — and how to make sure bullies don’t destroy teams.

The benefits of learning with guidance are clear — but the expert and the novice must have a shared understanding of the goal.

Boardroom veteran David Roche offers key strategies that can lay the groundwork for CEO success.

Eric Olson — CEO and co-founder of Consensus — takes his cues from the university of legendary coaches.

AI looks like a natural and inevitable fit for business coaching — but some humans are wary. Here are the pros and cons.

Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure.

Well-rounded business teams can be built by distilling key insights from sporting data. Bottom line: don't overstock on superstars.

In a guest essay for Big Think Business, Pedro Franceschi — co-founder and co-CEO of Brex — explains why deftly navigating between vision and details is crucial for successful leaders.

Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.

The “compliment sandwich” technique doesn’t actually work. Wharton professor Adam Grant on how to give feedback that will actually help others reach their full potential.

Yes, you CAN be a “math person” — as long as you follow these learning techniques.

The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.

Research consistently points to a set of leadership skills that are high-impact, difficult to develop, and not easily replicated by technology.