An important thing to remember about Andre Villas-Boas is that he had ridiculously good hair. You don’t spend a record-shattering €15 million (£12.9; $16.3m) fee to sign a rookie manager away from ...

Managers should preserve and increase the productivity of their employees. The ultimate goals are to avoid time waste, streamline efficiency so tasks can be handled in less time, and get more done ...

Skilled managers possess the ability to switch back and forth between small details and the big picture. Being able to frame how an employee’s individual work contributes to the larger goals of the ...

Is Frank Lampard a good manager? It feels like an extremely basic question and one that we should be able to answer, given the new Coventry City manager is now on his fourth club and has been in ...

As an early-career leader, one of the challenges you’ll inevitably face is the moment you realize that someone on your team is struggling to do something you’ve asked. Some may be willing to ...

Artificial intelligence ought to improve a manager’s lot. Administrative tasks and grunt work take up almost a full working day of a middle manager’s week, according to a survey by McKinsey. Anything ...