leadership

Any business owner wants to make sure they’re giving their customers an ideal experience. Not only are happy customers more likely to be repeat customers, but they can serve as […]

Every day, humanity generates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data. Every minute, users are sharing nearly 500,000 tweets, watching more than 4 million YouTube videos, and conducting more than 3.6 million […]

“Trust is so important to how we scale an idea. Without that trust, we don’t take risks. And without risk we don’t build that next big thing,” says Nilofer Merchant, […]

The results could have important implications for the business world.

Eric Weinstein explains why choosing a nemesis is both energizing and necessary for success.

Research from MIT reveals common habits and skills present among highly productive managers.

When he was developing his famous hierarchy of needs, Abraham Maslow cited 9 historical figures that achieved self-actualization.

We’re too afraid to voice our complaints, and for good reason — it often doesn’t go well.

Bishop Omar Jahwar explains that before mentors can inspire others, they have to be inspired themselves.

Here’s why “glue people” won’t get steamrolled by job automation.

Stop prescribing advice and start helping people come up with their own solutions.

If the only advice you’ve heard on public speaking is to imagine the audience in their underwear, this article’s for you.

When it comes to leadership, we’re quite picky on who we let govern us.

After a landslide victory, a popular comedian with no political experience becomes Ukraine’s next president. Are comedians really the best leaders?

New research at Carnegie Mellon University suggests a game of musical chairs.

Being a successful caregiver is part of today’s definition of manhood.

At Big Think, we capture the thoughts of the world’s most brilliant thinkers.

Big and strong? That’s not what makes an alpha male, says primatolgist Frans de Waal.

Here’s what it means to be a good leader—no buzzwords, no bullsh*t.

Are we trying to solve too many problem with technological solutions?

Entrepreneur and author Andrew Horn shares his rules for becoming an assured conversationalist.

The road from dropout to billionaire is more of a detour than a highway.

MIT’s Robert Langer explains why great leadership is determined by the quality of your questions.

Researchers at the Rotman School of Management discovered that past victories rarely translate into new environments.

How the U.N. hatched the most ambitious plan in the world.

Raw talent doesn’t just exist in ivy league business schools, says superstar business consultant Ram Charan.

When you’re at the top of a business, you might be tempted to say to your employees that everything is fine because you have all the answers.

Grit is something you can’t learn in schools, but can only learn in the real world. Or, by watching this video. From Harvard historian Nancy Koehn, here’s what great leaders throughout history can tell you about resilience.

Today’s fast-paced culture leaves no time for relational intelligence. Here’s why it’s worth slowing down to eventually speed up.

It wasn’t until after President Lincoln’s death that we would discover one of his most important lessons, hidden in his desk drawer.