Weekly Hotlist: Why Being a Middle Manager Is So Exhausting

 

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March 27, 2017 Why Being a Middle Manager Is So Exhausting By Eric M. Anicich, Jacob B. Hirsh They have to switch between the roles of "follower" and "leader" all day long.

Meetings Become a Better Listener by Taking Notes by Sabina Nawaz It can help you process information more effectively. Organizational culture How Morale Changes as a Startup Grows by David Niu, Mark Roberge The faster a company grows, the more dramatic the shift. Compensation Incentives Don't Help People Change, but Peer Pressure Does by Susanna Gallani Results from a study on hand hygiene at a hospital. Time management Stop Mindlessly Going Through Your Work Day by Leah Weiss Do you remember what you did this morning? Research & development Is R&D Getting Harder, or Are Companies Just Getting Worse At It? by Anne Marie Knott Returns to innovation appear to be declining. Networking When You Agree to a Networking Meeting But Don't Know What You're Going to Talk About by Dorie Clark If you're doing a favor for someone, let them take the lead. Marketing What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today by Mark Bonchek, Cara France It's about being an entrepreneur, not a promoter. Labor How to Make Employment Fair in an Age of Contracting and Temp Work by David Weil A former leader in the Department of Labor on our fissured workplace.

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