We all know from personal experience that acknowledging the need to do something differently doesn’t mean that we actually change how we act (just…

Last week, while I was waiting for a phone call at my home office, I ran a utility program on my relatively new computer…

Have you ever put an article you intended to read “later” on top of a pile? In her new book It’s Hard to Make…

What is the most valuable contribution executives make to their companies, expertise or leadership? I say leadership. Knowledge and technical capabilities, no matter how…

In 1997 Rick Fox, asset leader on Ursa, Shell Oil’s largest deep-water project in the Gulf of Mexico, faced a quandary: Oil drilling problems…

Maverick business professor Henry Mintzberg’s new book, Managing (Berrett-Koehler, 2009), is a must read for those serious about management. He bases his book on…

No one likes conflict in the workplace; most of us will go out of our way to avoid it. But here’s the paradox: Conflict…

Most of us have a poor sense of our talents and strengths. Throughout our education and careers, there is a lot of attention paid…

I learned very early how important it is to be psychologically young, and as I approach my 75th year, I’m pleased to say that…

In the American game of football, there is a strategy that teams often employ in the fourth and last quarter—the “prevent defense.” If their…