Managing a team can be quite complex. Effective leadership requires a balance of strategies that resonate emotionally and financially with employees. Today’s workers value authentic managers who see ...

In the early 1900s, Henri Fayol developed a modern management theory that business leaders still use today. Fayol's theory was honed while he worked his way up the ladder to become the director of a ...

Frederick W. Taylor, widely considered the father of scientific management, changed how businesses think about productivity. He introduced ideas like time-motion studies, standardized processes and ...

Since the mid-2000s, organizational change management and transformation have become permanent features of the business landscape. Vast new markets and labor pools have opened up, innovative ...

Engineering management is the study of business operations and business management with a focus on the principles of engineering, technology, and science. Engineering management combines the technical ...

A version of this article appeared in the Autumn 2016 issue of strategy+business. Most companies have leaders with the strong operational skills needed to maintain the status quo. But they face a ...