ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

Why Are Immigrants More Entrepreneurial?

By Peter Vandor, Nikolaus Franke — 2016

What do Arianna Huffington (Huffington Post), Dietrich Mateschitz (Red Bull), Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX), and Sergey Brin (Google) have in common? Apart from their success as entrepreneurs, they all share one distinct characteristic: extensive cross-cultural experience.

Read on hbr.org

FindCenter Post-Image

Conquering Your Fears of Giving Feedback

Karen may discusses effective training and the nuances of giving feedback to employees in this New York Times interview from 2012.

Article
Adam Bryant
2012
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Conflict at Work? Empathy Can Smooth Ruffled Feathers

Conflicts at work have the potential to escalate out of control and permanently damage relationships.Gabrielle S.

Article
Phyllis Korkki
2016
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace

Workplace conflicts can emerge in any number of forms, but there are some general, garden-variety types that I see on a repeated basis: conflicts with the boss, conflicts with peers and conflicts among a manager’s direct reports or teammates.

Article
Tom Fox
2015
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

You Had a Fight with Your Best Friend at Work. Now What?

It’s not very different from falling out with your spouse or best friends, says Kira Nurieli, CEO of Harmony Strategies Group, a dispute-resolution and crisis-management firm.

Article
Gwen Moran
2019
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

How Can I Respectfully Disagree with My Boss?

The most important thing to know is that the conversation doesn’t have to be—and shouldn’t be—adversarial.

Article
Alison Green
2020
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Work Is Weird. Alison Green of Ask a Manager Can Help.

Humans are odd in so many different ways, and no place brings that out more than the office. Here’s how to deal with the routine strangeness of desk jobs.

Article
Jolie Kerr
2018
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

I Joined Airbnb at 52, and Here’s What I Learned About Age, Wisdom, and the Tech Industry

Perhaps a little more intergenerational learning is just what other high-tech firms need.

Article
Chip Conley
2017
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

How Midlife Professionals Can Leverage Their Age, Wisdom, and Experience More Powerfully at Work

In our increasingly accelerated world that reveres the young, many midlife professionals sense that the ground is shifting beneath their feet, leaving them feeling invisible, undervalued and threatened by the digital natives nipping at their heels.

Article
Kathy Caprino
2018
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Building Culture