To what extent should "what we do" define "who we are"? Like most philosophical questions, there is no simple answer.

Insights about business can be gleaned from almost any good book -- whether it's a memoir by a professional athlete or a page-turning account of the ups and downs of a frenetic political campaign.

While every boss would like to think he or she is the best manager in the country, the fact is many try -- but fail.

Catch most managers in a moment of honesty, and they'll admit they feel less effective than they'd expected to be. The reason, they'll say, is that they're too busy to do the big things they'd hoped to do.

Recently we wrote about how managing for innovation requires balancing four critical factors to produce a highly motivated and creative workforce. Perhaps the most difficult of those balancing acts is ensuring that employees have clear, meaningful goals as well as considerable autonomy in meeting those goals.

"Don't you touch that thing!" he screamed. That's good advice, I've since decided, for new hires supposedly in charge of people who know what they're doing. Keep your distance until you're one of the people who know what they're doing.

Going about it the right way and being serious about the result can buy you a critical organization asset: an articulated framework of ideas that rationalizes everything you do and results in greater focus and synergy across your entire enterprise.

We conduct a program called The Leadership Room for small groups of executives. During last week's session we sent the ten participants to retail esta...

Many men know how to easily bait you and press your buttons in a way that causes you to take the bait, go off balance, become submissive or defensive. When that happens it becomes very difficult to remain a lady.

If you have ever been interested in the idea of pure outcome-based management, you should watch this company. Phil Libin has instituted some very interesting and unusual policies at Evernote.

Next week, May 1, 2012, the third edition of Coaching for Leadership, will be published. My co-editors, Laurence S. Lyons and Sarah McArthur, and I ar...

Founded in 1932, and still a family-run business, Vita began to concentrate 20 years ago on hiring workers nearing -- and even past -- the traditional retirement age of 65. The average age of the 49 current employees is 73 -- a few are over 90.

Instead of innovating on your weekends, overcome the structural impediments and time constraints to real change by approaching innovation from two directions: outside-in and inside-out.

With the U.S. economy beginning to rebound, it is high time for businesses both big and small to get proactive and clean house of wasteful and counterproductive practices.

Part of a leader's job is to help employees connect to and relate to that value so that the company's mission becomes part of their own dream. Without that connection, employees will, at best, go through the motions.

By Joe EatoniWatch NewsLike generations of college students, Caprice Taylor needed a job to help pay her school and living expenses. For the 24-year...

There are few things that cause a wife to lose admiration and respect for her husband than when she observes him trying to b.s. other people with thin...

Well-meaning individuals who land roles as leaders often make your work life hellish because as nice as they are (and some are not!), they are inept at leading. So what's a professional to do?