After four years, as she prepares to hand off to her successor, our workplace advice columnist reflects on the rewards and the frustrations of office life.
Category: Executives and Management (Theory)
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If A.I. Can Do Your Job, Maybe It Can Also Replace Your C.E.O.
Chief executives are vulnerable to the same forces buffeting their employees. Leadership is important, but so is efficiency — and cost-cutting.
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The Annoying, Go-Getting Colleague: Beat Her or Emulate Her?
When corporate jousting, don’t choose jealousy.
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Tesla Fires Charger Team Amid Hundreds of Layoffs
The carmaker dismissed hundreds of employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States.
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Wanted: An Executive to Repair Boeing
The plane maker, which is searching for a new chief executive, is likely to consider a small number of people, including several former Boeing executives.
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Young Entrepreneurs Find a Way to Indulge Their C.E.O. Dreams
Fresh business school graduates are raising “search funds” from willing investors to buy companies they can lead.
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Walmart Wants to Teach Store Managers Compassion
The retailer brings about 2,000 managers a year to its headquarters to discuss how to relate to workers and customers, part of a U.S. corporate trend.
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Tesla’s Board Chair Under Scrutiny for Oversight of Elon Musk
Robyn Denholm, who has led the electric car company’s board for more than five years, has been criticized for not serving as a check on Mr. Musk.
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Walmart Offers Store Managers Company Stock to Make Them Feel Like ‘Owners’
The retailer has been raising wages for store associates. It’s now turning its attention to improving salaries and benefits for their bosses.
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Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit
The buyout giant KKR pioneered a model of granting ownership stakes to employees at portfolio companies. Now it wants the approach to spread.
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Crying at Work and Other Experiments in Emotion
A member of a laboratory team wants her colleagues to share their feelings on the job.
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Sports Illustrated Thrown Into Chaos With Mass Layoffs
The company’s owner has been plunged into a maelstrom in recent weeks as its senior executives have been forced out.