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How many brown-nosers are too many brown-nosers? New research explores the positive and negative role "upward influencers" play on team dynamics.

Creativity is a key component for innovation and problem solving; so how do managers bring a bit of out-of-the box thinking to their teams? Sabaa Quao joins the latest episode of Manage This! to share some tips and tricks.

Are you overly reliant on your superstar employees at the cost of your "average" performers? It's a recipe for burnout and discontent, and the latest episode of Manage This! breaks down how to avoid the trap.

Sometimes, saying “no” to a boss or client is unavoidable — but it doesn’t have to feel like a career risk. The latest Manage This! unpacks the art of turning down requests with confidence, clarity and tact.

In management theory, autonomy and control have been hailed as buffers to stress. Professor Jia Lin Xie joined the Executive Summary podcast to explain why, sometimes, control is bad for our wellbeing.

Urgency and speed are the antithesis to accuracy. So in this frenetic workplace culture, how can we all shift gears and take a pause, and how does this help make us more efficient?

What can you do when your working style clashes with your manager's? Associate professor Maja Djikic offers tips on how to improve the relationship, and when to accept things just won't change.

It can be awkward when a mentor/mentee relationship flails. But your time — and theirs — is still valuable. Here are four tips to repair, or disengage, from the relationship.