Business success never follows a straight line, which means leaders must be aware of the turns they'll need to make, or anticipate, to discover new possibilities and opportunities, writes Steve McKee, co-founder of McKee Wallwork, in this excerpt from his new book, "TURNS: Where Business Is Won and Lost." "Most of the turns we make in business won't be life-and-death decisions, but we would do well to consider them carefully anyway," McKee writes.

The best bosses aren't usually those who boost the bottom line as much as it is those who make you a better person and better at your job, writes Jim VandeHei, a co-founder and CEO of Axios, who offers the markers of such leaders including humility, steadiness under pressure and involvement with their team. They share many of the hallmarks of servant leaders who put others first, think strategically and build their moral authority, writes Melissa Powell, the COO of Genesis HealthCare.

Coaching is a valuable benefit to offer to high-performing employees, but the opportunity must be presented in the right way to get their full buy-in, writes Laura Weldy, a women's leadership coach. Weldy advises emphasizing how coaching can unlock potential, accelerate career growth and show the employee that they are being viewed as leadership potential.

The US added 145,000 private-sector jobs in March, according to payroll processing firm ADP, in a sign the tight labor market may be loosening. Down more than 40% from the 261,000 private payrolls added in February, hiring numbers came in far below the 210,000 estimate. The financial sector lost 51,000 jobs in March.

Job posts that advertise health insurance, paid time off and other benefits have dropped for lower-paying jobs but continue to go up for many higher-paying positions, according to an Indeed report, which indicates the advertising of benefits has leveled off overall after rising dramatically since 2020. "The strong growth in benefits advertising for high-wage segments illustrates that the cooling job market may not be felt uniformly," Indeed Hiring Lab economists Cory Stahle and Nick Bunker wrote in the report.

How employers should monitor the productivity of remote workers was an extremely hot topic during the early days of the pandemic. However, as remote work became the new normal, we heard a lot less about the surveillance tools organizations were deploying -- or considering deploying. Some employers see value in tools that track mouse clicks, takes screenshots and even photograph workers. That all seems like a waste because activity isn't the same thing as productivity.

Recent rule changes in baseball have garnered lots of media attention, but only time will tell of the changes will attract/retain fans. After helping bring World Series titles to the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs, Theo Epstein took a job with Major League Baseball to focus on fixing the on-field product and overall fan experience. Epstein joins this podcast at the 11:20 mark to talk about the many, many, many reasons why baseball needs to evolve. He also shares a couple of overall life lessons that can be used by anyone trying to implement big changes in any industry.

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