How to Identify a Wannabe Thought Leader

Ever watch one of those juice infomercials that feature some self-created celebrity whirring blueberries in a blender? And did you believe, as they scraped all that fruit into a shoot, that this speaker was actually an authority on their subject? Eve

Is it worth it to train new employees?

Young people have many romantic notions about their first jobs. Perhaps the most poignant misconception is that employers will invest time in developing their skills.

The Power of Listening

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. – Winston Churchill The story is told of Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one

Study Finds Women are More Ethical at Work than Men

A research team at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School released a new study that shows, “women are less willing to sacrifice ethical values for money and social status and that women associate business with immorality more strongly,

Augmenting Social Reality in the Workplace

A new line of research examines what happens in an office where the positions of the cubicles and walls—even the coffee pot—are all determined by data.Can we use data about people to alter physical reality, even in real time, and improve their pe

Doing What You Love

Check out this great presentation by Sean McCabe where he explains the importance of “Doing What You Love”. Continue reading →

Listening to Your Inner Voice Makes You a Better Manager

Some of the best advice we have all got — be it while making big personal decisions or making critical business decisions — is the same: Follow your inner voice. Most of us have heeded that counsel, yet if we were asked to list the elements that

Be Selfish. Be Very Selfish.

Here is a leadership lesson: Be selfish. Be very selfish. For this message to be an effective leadership tip, we need to understand what selfishness is. Selfishness is typically defined as “concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself.” If someo

How Do We Get More Latinos Into Leadership Roles? – ABC News

ABC News How Do We Get More Latinos Into Leadership Roles?  A group of Hispanic leaders wants to change that. Several hundred business leaders and innovators — mostly from the Bay Area but some from as far away as Washington, D.C. — gathered o

Change the World and Get to Bed by 10:00

Let’s say you believed deeply in the importance of sleep health, and you wanted to start a movement to change people’s attitudes and behavior. Maybe, like Arianna Huffington, it’s a personal crisis that convinces you. Or maybe it’s a key piece of res