How do I manage someone who used to be my peer?
You got promoted above your peers. Now one of them is treating you like nothing changed. Here's how to reset the relationship without losing it entirely.
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Manager Engagement Drops to a 12-Year Low
Global manager engagement fell five points in a single year.
The Visibility Trap
Why the work that drives results and the work that gets rewarded have been quietly diverging in your organization for years.
How do I manage someone who's going through something difficult in their personal life?
Take all the time you need' sounds generous and means nothing.
The Labor Force Shrank by 396,000 Workers in March
Payrolls look fine. But the pool of available workers is quietly contracting — and the sectors still growing are not the ones most managers hire from.
How do I handle it when my manager contradicts me in front of my team?
It takes roughly five positive signals to undo one credibility-damaging moment, which tells you how expensive a single public contradiction can actually be.
One in Three U.S. Workers Is Now Gig or Contract
SHRM named workforce fragmentation its top HR trend for 2026. Most managers are running mixed teams with full-time assumptions. That gap is getting expensive.
The Feedback Debt
The gap between what you observe and what you say compounds silently. By the time most managers pay it, the cost is far higher than the original conversation would have been.
How do I handle a high performer who thinks they’re ready for a promotion but isn’t?
Stalling and hoping they figure it out is not a strategy. Here’s how to have the honest conversation while keeping the person.
Job Openings Fall Below 7 Million as Quits Rate Hits Five-Year Low
The labor market is freezing in both directions. Workers aren't quitting; employers aren't hiring. That combination is more complicated than it looks.
How do I manage someone who takes credit for other people’s work?
Credit-claiming corrodes team trust faster than almost anything else. Here’s how to name it, stop it, and fix the culture that allowed it.
Unit Labor Costs Jumped 4.4% in Q4
Wage growth is outpacing productivity and the revised BLS data shows the margin squeeze is worse than first thought.