WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge transformed his leadership from command-and-control to empowering his team, realizing personal growth ...

I was just at the close of a meeting with one of my employees when she looked me in the eyes and said, “I used to feel so scared and discouraged during these meetings, but now I love them.” As a new ...

In today’s world of constant disruption, traditional leadership models are crumbling. The old playbook of command-and-control leadership, built on rigid hierarchies and efficiency through repetition, ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Magdalena Nowicka Mook I ...

My way or the highway: the effects of bullying. Bullying is not a good idea. A fourth-grader could tell you that. Workplace bullying involves repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more ...

In traditional organisational structures, the chain of command has long been the dominant framework for leadership. This hierarchical approach emphasises authority, control, and a top-down ...

Do you ever feel like your strategic plan is less of a map and more of a wish list? That unexpected events and external forces keep getting in the way? That “command and control” leadership doesn’t ...

In recent years, articles have claimed that old-style command-and-control leadership is “out” and a new way of leading is “in.” Instead of telling people what to do, leaders should ask them open-ended ...

The key is to have three different kinds of leaders working together flexibly, but within a set of prescribed rules. Think of a large company you admire. What kind of leadership culture do they have — ...