Managing yourself

In the May 11, 2026, edition of The Insider, managing editor Gretchen Gavett highlights a recent story about treating AI agents as coworkers, the results of the latest Insider Insights survey, and more.

New research finds that including small slip-ups in performance reviews can drive employees to gossip, disengage, or even sabotage the company.

High performers often expose friction—and then get blamed for it.

Six steps to reset the dynamic.

Before answering, identify the deeper concerns or motives underlying their request.

When organizations fixate on just one role model, they erase the very diversity that drives innovation.

But only if customers know about it.

Practical advice for executives and fellow board members.

To reinvigorate office life, large companies are relocating to mixed-use neighborhoods that offer easy access to transit, housing, and amenities.

You and your employees all have different internal clocks. Enhance performance by planning around them.

The martial-arts master looks back on his rise to action-movie superstar and reflects on the keys to success and personal fulfillment.

Does your organization reward looking accountable—or being accountable?

Public-facing interviews can build or break trust with your stakeholders.

Fresh insights from a wide range of academic studies.

Two ways to identify the values that matter most for your leadership.

Rather than concentrating efforts during Pride Month, organizations should embed allyship into everyday policies, benefits, and leadership priorities.

Don’t dismiss it as kneejerk pushback.

It can offer diversified income streams, more autonomy, and improved work-life balance.

Five questions to help you recalibrate.

And three ways to develop them.