Business law and ethics

If you have to do it, be transparent about it.

A U.S. supermarket chain considers how to respond to demands from an “anti-woke” shareholder.

Three lessons for other digital platforms.

What to do after you’ve identified where gaps exist.

It’s up to leaders to prove they have benevolent intentions—especially when using the technology in management decisions.

Three strategies to help your organization thrive amid geopolitical risk and market volatility.

When you allow an external expert to see company secrets, it can help boost innovation—but leave you vulnerable to information leakage.

How to balance consistency, fairness, and context.

How one firm got more employees on board.

Lessons from FICO.

Entrepreneurs — and investors — must protect themselves from the slippery slope of overpromising.

A new study suggests that employers overestimate how informed employees feel when they agree to policies, contracts, and even extra tasks at work — which can result in disengagement and turnover.

How leaders made business-altering decisions while navigating pressures from social media, employees, customers, politicians, and the stock market.

Leaders must take a step back and recognize some of the key failures that have led to the public’s growing discontent with big business.

What to consider before getting started.

Protecting confidential company information can increase employee stress, but also help them find meaning in their work.

Know what to listen for—and how to respond.

Entrusting employees with privileged information signals the organization’s confidence in them.

In this issue's Spotlight, Ethan Bernstein, Michael Horn, and Bob Moesta, the authors of "Why Employees Quit," delve into a widespread failure to provide...

What managers need to know.