What is it about bad bosses that we find so fascinating? Perhaps, like every anti-hero, we find the bad manager a ripe target for criticism or, at least, extensive discussion.

At some point, whether at work or at play, we’ve all experienced being ‘in the zone’. The words just flow, the numbers make perfect sense, or the bat connects with the ball sweetly and consistently.

The exact failure rate of projects is difficult to capture, but studies place it somewhere between 40% and 70%. While there is no consensus on the failure rate, there is consensus about what is needed to improve success.

What are you doing that really drives your employees crazy? You might want to give this list a close read.

To successfully work with other people, you have to trust each other. A big part of this is trusting people to get their work done wherever they are, without supervision.

Without the right skills and support the dream new job can turn into a nightmare.

One of the toughest lessons for any entrepreneur to learn is that of delegation. Whether it be the delegation of tasks or responsibility, "handing over" is a challenge! It’s no different for managers in corporations or SMEs.

Employees who find their work frustrating, boring and worthless have found their hero in Scott Adams’ Dilbert, the nine-to-five man who lets us know just how bad managers can be at their jobs.

If you’ve battled to get people to do what you want them to do, it may be because you’re leaving them the wrong size. Find ways to leave them the right size and your influence in their lives will increase dramatically.

Whitey Basson, a retail genius, has built Shoprite into an African giant. Stafford Thomas looks at how he turned a company bought for R1m into one worth more than R100bn today.