As a manager, you’re expected to make demands of other people. So why do many find it so hard? Ron Ashkenas, managing partner at Robert H. Schaffer & Associates in Stamford, Conn., and author of the upcoming book “Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done,“ says it stems from an innate desire to be liked.

It’s easy to forget that Jennifer Aniston truly can act. It’s easy to get caught up in her sunny looks, in the tabloid frenzy of her off-screen persona, and lose sight of the fact that, when given the opportunity in small, meaty films, such as “The Good Girl” and “Friends With Money” and even the cult comedy “Office Space,“ she can reveal some real substance and depth.