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Gallup released its 2026 State of the Global Workplace report this spring. The headline was that global employee engagement fell to 20% in 2025, the lowest reading since 2020, at a cost of roughly $10...

Your to-do list is lying to you.

Not about what's on it. About what matters on it. If you're like most managers I coach, your list is a mix of real priorities, other people's emergencies, and things ...

My daughter Reagan countered my offer before I had finished making it, and I was proud and a little caught off guard at the same time.

It was summer, which in our house means the deep cleaning chores...

How Leaders Can Use Their Personal Brand to Drive Organizational Change

Dr. Donita Brown  |  Management Minute  |  management-minute.com

If you’ve ever tried to lead a change initiative at your orga...

Here's where most people fail. Not because they don't know what to do—but because they can't make themselves do it consistently.

The 21-day habit myth? Definitively debunked. A landmark UCL study fou...

Here's the simple plan. Three strategies, backed by decades of research, that will transform how you learn.

Strategy 1: Test Yourself (Don't Just Review)

This is the single most powerful study techn...

Why everything you learned about studying in school is holding you back—and what to do instead.

I was 42 years old, working full-time as a manager, raising kids, and staring at a stack of doct...

Learn evidence-based performance review best practices that actually work. Research shows 59% of employees say reviews have no impact—here's how to be in the other 41%.

December hits different whe...

A practical guide to the Hersey-Blanchard model for busy managers who want to lead more effectively

As a manager, have you ever wondered why the same leadership approach that works brilliantly with o...

Learn how workplace resilience helps managers and employees navigate hiring freezes while protecting mental health. Discover 12 actionable strategies backed by 2025 research.

The reality of 2025's jo...

What you believe about your employees fundamentally shapes how you manage them. This simple truth, identified by MIT management professor ...

Discover how Theory X and Theory Y management styles impact employee motivation, productivity, and workplace culture. Learn which management philosophy drives better results and how to apply it today....