I’ve long been captivated by the idea of creating a leadership “user’s manual.” The basic idea is that managers should create a short guide to their personality, work style and, yes, even quirks, so ...

Your longtime employees understand your peeves and preferences so acutely that pleasing or annoying you is rarely done by accident. But what about new hires? How can they quickly learn what it’s like ...

What if you wanted to build an index betting on companies traveling to Mars, firms with the most social-media followers, or those with CEOs over six feet tall? Ideas like these live outside the bounds ...