#people-management
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People management
Every required field and every approval level carries a hypothesis about people. McGregor showed, in 1960, that this hypothesis proves itself right.
Aug 26, 2026 · 6 min
People management
People management
The company gave a 12% raise, and six months later the team was exactly the same. Herzberg explained this mismatch almost sixty years ago.
Jun 24, 2026 · 5 min
People management
People management
A study of nursing teams found the opposite of what was expected — and the explanation applies to any operation that depends on people speaking up early.
Jun 17, 2026 · 6 min
People management
People management
A position left open for 70 days costs more than the payroll it saved. Collins gave it a name; the mid-size company's arithmetic gives it a size.
Jun 10, 2026 · 5 min
People management
People management
Google set out to prove managers didn't matter. The data said otherwise — but not everything that turned up there fits a mid-size company.
Jun 03, 2026 · 5 min
People management
People management
Autonomy is not the absence of management. It is management done earlier, in the form of context and priority, so the person can decide the rest alone.
May 27, 2026 · 6 min
People management
Leadership and culture
There is no single right style. There's the style that fits the situation — and the repertoire to switch when the situation changes.
May 06, 2026 · 6 min
Leadership and culture
Knowledge management
You learn the operation by being part of it, in real, low-risk tasks. The manual is a support tool; it was never the path.
Mar 25, 2026 · 6 min
Knowledge managementTell us in two lines what is stuck. We reply with a concrete path, not a catalogue.