When an employee has a lack of initiative in the workplace, it can be difficult for a manager or supervisor. This problem can manifest itself differently, from refusing to take on extra work to not ...

Agile was created by software people to uncover better ways of developing software. It provides little guidance for managers on what they should do or how they should do it. Common agile frameworks ...

When I interviewed recent college graduates about their jobs, many told me about the trouble they had following their managers’ expectation that they take initiative. But they didn’t all have the same ...

We often think of taking initiative as something that new members of the workforce need to do. They need to have that "get-up-and-go" and be "self-starters." However, once we have established ...

Business initiatives are typically internal campaigns that seek to improve an organization's work environment, company culture or overall business strategy. Some company initiatives can involve ...

Rose Hollister and Michael Watkins, consultants at Genesis Advisers, argue that many companies today are taking on too many initiatives. Each manager might have their own pet... Rose Hollister and ...