Success in most fields is built on deep relationships -- think of them as your human capital. The truth is, your relationships at work are key to your success, as much as or more so than your knowledge or experience.

You need to be excellent, you need to patient and you need to be lucky. And the first two will often produce the third.

So much is written about the first 90 days of a leader's new role, but it's after the first 90 days that the rubber begins to really meet the road. Here are four ways to help continue your momentum into the second 90 days.

It's so important in business to be constantly on the prowl, talking to customers and team members, cultivating an active and engaged management style. There is no substitute for paying attention to operations and how you can improve them.

What is the next thing to think about? You have to decide to whom the council is advisory. For example, if it is a technology advisory council, does it advise the chief technology officer, or his/her boss, or the CEO and managing directors?

History has shown us, time and again, that the world's most resilient organizations are those that do more than just prepare for change and turbulence. Instead, they see -- and seize -- opportunity in the eye of the storm.

We need to consider when results, whether for cyclists, pitchers, runners, fund managers, or public companies are perhaps too good to be true and how we might look for the signs.

When will Westerners finally realize that the world does not beat to the sound of their own drum? Countries have their own tempo, and seldom will they adapt to ours to meet our needs.

It takes both men and women, working together in unison, to fully utilize the broad spectrum of gender intelligence and maintain a competitive advantage.

Losing a million dollars taught me that being happy, effective and successful requires greater objectivity, which could be simply defined as seeing things as they are.

Real HR work is transformational: That's why it's fun, and why it's as strategic as your five-year plan, if not more so.