Major changes in the business arena call for small, flexible teams that can help your organization innovate. Learn some practical ways to assemble such teams and empower them to generate fresh ideas and put them into action.

When you experience negative thoughts and feelings, it’s tempting to try to suppress them. But that only makes things worse. Instead, learn how to put some distance between you and them, and then channel them into productive outcomes.

Successful organizations generate and execute the best ideas. That requires a culture of openness—where people feel safe offering a diversity of perspectives. Here’s how to foster such a culture.

To achieve growth in a fast-changing world, you want to be a disruptor.

Do you have great ideas but lack the courage to put them into action? If so, they have little hope of becoming reality. To gain the confidence to act on your ideas, share prototypes with customers—then use their feedback to improve these concepts.

How to free up as much as 20% of your workday to focus on the responsibilities that really matter.

Today’s leaders face relentless performance pressure and have to serve markets that are always on. To stay motivated under these tough conditions, the best leaders focus on the near-term, personal, and concrete payoffs of leadership.

To win credibility in the eyes of your new direct reports, you may need to adopt behaviors that don’t come naturally to you. Practicing these behaviors and tailoring them to your own personal style can help.

What’s the best way to get your customers to adopt a desirable new behavior? Tell them that the majority of people who are just like them have adopted that same behavior.

Your organization’s mission can inspire people to achieve great things. But to leverage the mission’s power, you need to regularly discuss it with your employees and explain how the mission affects their work.