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"I really, really hope he doesn't get the job," Sheila said. Immediately, I was intrigued. "Why is that?" I asked. "Ayesha has built a...

Early in our careers we are told two lies. Sometimes we hear them actually come out of someone's mouth, other times we pick them up from...

Years ago a friend of mine, let's call her Daria, asked me if she could vent about her frustrations with her boss. She'd reached her wits...

Picture your top four employees. Now imagine two of the four leave. What would it take for you to replace them? I don't just mean fill...

Have you noticed this too? Many very smart people who are outstanding in their field are very poor leaders. I've seen it with doctors,...

The clock is ticking. Team members are overworked. The pressure increases by the day. You've got to fill the open role on your team...

As I sat in the coffee shop, pen in hand, notebook in front of me, I sighed to myself, "This is like peering through a dense fog at night...

It's the beginning of February. How are you progressing towards your goals? If you're like most leaders, you started the new year...

All I could think of as I lay on the hospital gurney was how much money this was going to cost me. The doctor in the immediate care...

"We were in trouble. And I knew it." The decision Ellie needed to make was difficult and complex. Looking around the conference room, she...

Jake is a good leader. But if he doesn't change, the new year is going to eat him alive. Why? Jake has a general idea of what he hopes to...

"I have one reason for being on this board," Dave said. "To make you a better leader." To say the least, I was intimidated. I had been...

Bill looked around the room. There was no disagreement. "Great," he said. "It's decided. I look forward to seeing how much this increases...

I was shocked. This wasn't at all what I had asked for. And it had to go out to the client tomorrow. Now what? This employee and I had...

I looked at the gift card in my hand and let out a chuckle. It was ridiculous, really. The amount was so small it wouldn't even buy a...