Mark Murphy

Layoffs create uncertainty, rumors and fear. These five phrases help managers communicate honestly, calm employees and keep speculation from taking over.

Toxic candidates rarely sound toxic. Learn the job interview questions and subtle language clues that expose blame, resentment and a lack of accountability before hiring.

Smart CEOs can sabotage their own hiring interviews by doing what makes them successful everywhere else. These five words can make a bad candidate sound like a star.

Nearly 80% of managers use AI every day. But 46% don't think it will touch their own job. That gap between using AI and understanding it is about to get expensive.

Learn the biggest misconceptions managers have about Gen Z employees and why flexibility, feedback, transparency and well-being matter at work.

Employee retention is often mistakenly treated as an "exit problem," but turnover actually begins long before resignation.

Executive coaching fails before it starts when it sounds like punishment. The data shows even leaders who'll admit their own flaws shut down the moment it feels punitive.

Learn the 10 executive phrases that often signal layoffs, restructuring, management cuts, and workforce reductions before they happen.

Five observable signs reveal when a leader needs executive coaching, not another training course, to change the behaviors hurting their team.

Decision velocity is the leadership skill most linked to executive promotions. Learn why fast, confident decision-making separates executives from managers.