Succession planning has moved from being a largely academic exercise to an element of corporate governance that regulators and investors demand.
Darell Hammond | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology
In my world at KaBOOM!, it starts with a playground. In the non-profit and philanthropic world, the future starts now. As part of the non-prof...
US News & World Report | Michelle Obama | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics
We all remember the impact a special teacher had on us--a teacher who refused to let us fall through the cracks; who pushed us and believed in us when...
John Hope Bryant | Posted 10.11.2009 | Living
Why not give? Easy. Fear, and fear is the ultimate prosperity killer -- you will never go wrong, doing right. And do right long enough and it will pay dividends that builds wealth, too.
Joe Cirincione | Posted 10.09.2009 | World
After the circus quiets down, we should think about what this award is really about: There is real danger out there. If we do not change course, nuclear bombs will explode in our cities.
Simon Sinek | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business
Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, and then try to figure out a process for how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see only the standard process.
Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living
In the last year, I joined the Board of Directors of Women's Expressive Theatre and Risk Takers. How could I not get involved? I have a daughter and I want her to know that she is unstoppable.
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
The image of corporations as "hard-ass", "bottom-line" machines of productivity is appealing to those who wish to believe that money comes from automatic sources that respond to cold, hard, practical and rational interventions.
John Hope Bryant | Posted 10.02.2009 | Books
We need real change, now, and we need a commitment to a new course -- one of empowerment, hard work, focusing on what we have to give, service, and love leadership.
Simon Sinek | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business
As people get more senior, they move from being doers to being thinkers and managers, but most companies don't train people how to manage or think.
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living
Method manuals, when they are written from the heart, convey the power of authenticity. They move us to greater heights because they allow us to tap into our own power.
John O'Neil | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living
How do the best leaders cope with matching time and purpose? Based on my research and experience here are a few clear guidelines on how to save time and bend it to your purpose.
Jon Younger | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business
Incorporate project work with real corporate application into classroom education. Done well, it has the potential to transform workshops into true developmental interventions.
Stacey Radin | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living
I just received news that I will be physically fine -- but the learning that came from two months of grappling with life and death was the best education I could have ever received.
Anne Naylor | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living
You have probably heard the expression that people "battle cancer". In this sense, the spiritual warrior uses their human spirit to deal with the challenges and difficulties that he or she meets.
Jon Younger | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business
Over a five year period, we learned that a simple rule governs a company's ability to develop leaders quickly and effectively. RBL Group partner Dave Ulrich calls it the 70/20/10 rule.
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business
Strategy is what you decide to do, and as such, is the most important set of decisions any company makes.
John Hope Bryant | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics
We are not in the midst of a recession. It is a global reset - and America will lead the world out of it, just like we led the world into it.
Jamie Starr | Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver
The abundant talk about cutting Colorado's budget to "core services" rightfully rattles our collective resolve to bounce back from this recession.
Nick Jefferson | Posted 11.22.2009 | Business
Whether or not any of us thinks that bail-outs can be justified in principle, in practice they tend at best to reinforce poor management, and at worst they even reward it.
Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment
When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.
Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
I think there is one critical question that repeatedly gets left out when assessing the potential of our future leaders: How much do you love leading people?
Rick Foster | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business
The following is a simple, tried and true questionnaire that forms the analytical template my partner, Greg Hicks, and I use when we're working with Senior Executive Teams.
Simon Sinek | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
Obama is failing to lead America into a new era of health care reform not for lack of vision, but because he's not talking about it properly. Worse, he's starting to sound like "just another Democrat."
Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
I'm not so sure about throwing the perfect overboard. I keep wondering how can we ever know what really is essential unless we first know what the perfect looks like?
Alicia Whitaker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business