Scott Mautz, author of "Leading from the Middle: a Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization," ...

In recent years, we have seen the way large fandoms, especially those in the world of pop music, can exert genuine political or social influence, either at the direction of the star or on their own.

Dalio has always done things differently, from having his employees memorize his list of life "Principles" or recording their conversations as part of a culture of "radical transparency." ...