When Sarah, a mid-level manager at a tech company, started asking her team members “How are you really doing?”, she didn’t expect what came next. Productivity increased.

Picture this: an overloaded project manager on a product launch team sends a late-night message to her peers: “I can’t get these final changes done in time—anyone able to help?” By morning, tw…

Meet the new workplace paradox: your youngest employees are your most pessimistic… and most optimistic.