In the simplest sense, managers and employees are in a relationship. Here are five pet peeves from good employees.

People come up with perceptions by comparing their memory of your behaviors and characteristics against their existing picture of what qualities are appropriate or ideal. The process can have a big impact on the decisions we make about others and the decisions they make about us.

Leaders often have friends in the workplace. To avoid problems, recognize that you are a leader first and a friend second.

Identifying and developing your successor should be a key strategic priority for anyone hoping to be promoted in the next six months to two years.

Management Professor Angelo Kinicki, provides his readers with the consequences of how not to implement laissez-faire leadership into business.

Should CEOs align their leadership style to match the firm’s culture?

We all need a “go-to” person when times are tough or when we encounter an ambiguous or political situation. A “go-to” person is someone we rely on for expert advice, knowledge or assistance in an important situation.

John Lincoln of Lincoln Electric believed his role as a leader was to create an environment where his employees would be encouraged to discover new ways for the company to improve and to bring those suggestions forward for his consideration.

Everybody needs feedback to learn and grow. Yet how many employees can say they get the feedback necessary to perform well at work and develop their skills for the future? Research indicates that it’s not anywhere near enough.

As business environments change with new technologies, new competitors and new consumer preferences, many previously successful businesses falter.