Leadership and Management Insights by Stanford Business

Fixing Bad Friction, Finding Good Friction

“Great leaders are people who think of themselves as trustees of other people’s time,” says Huggy Rao.

Great Company Culture Is More Than Creating a Nice Place to Work

Glenn Carroll and Jennifer Chatman share research-based truths about organizational culture and how to change it.

You have to have a level of empathy, especially at a leadership level, to show people that you care. —Rokhaya Ndiaye, CEO and founder of Ro&Partners

From Downsizing to Thriving: Strategic HR in a Global Context

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Daniela Amodei Says Curiosity Is Underrated

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Jane Fraser Says Focus on Your Skills, Not Your Next Job Title

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Can We Be Candid? How to Communicate Clearly and Directly

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Class Takeaways — How to Build Connection Through Better Listening

Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Christian Wheeler shares how to have deeper, more productive conversations.

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Coaching Skills for Effective Leadership

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Leadership in Focus

Leadership in Focus is a large collection of case vignettes, teaching, and learning resources that bring real-world business challenges to life and spark lively discussions aimed at improving executive skills. Each short video is accompanied by teaching notes for added context, suggested discussion questions and role-playing ideas to help engage groups of managers in learning experiences of their own. Leaders may also experience the cases online with opportunities to calibrate their thinking for actionable insights.