A source of real joy at the holidays can also be a source of real stress -- your family.

More than 17 million people Googled "Christmas stress" in December a year ago. Emotions can run high during the holidays as you deal with family expectations and long-term relationship issues.

It...

The clock is rapidly running down on the efforts of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, known as the "Super Committee." Before Thanksgiving, these members of Congress, six from each party, must find ways to reduce the national deficit by more than $1 trillion or gigantic cuts happen automatically....

The temperature is rising.

We face unprecedented rifts in our society. We're inundated with talk of war -- "culture wars," "class warfare," and the "war on terror."

We have a sputtering economy, massive indebtedness, stubborn unemployment, and a deepening divide in our culture.

The people we elect as problem solvers...

The rigid partisanship behind last week's spectacle in Washington came very close to injuring the entire world economy. The deal that was struck will not keep the mountainous deficit from growing. This battle is over, but the war will continue and get worse until our leaders change their thinking. There...

To those who are aware that I've devoted half a century to studying, writing about and teaching principles of leadership and effectiveness to executives and managers of thousands of business, government, and other organizations around the world, it might be a little surprising that I would choose to launch this...