The role of genetics in leadership

  • September 23, 2012

In a new examination of twin studies, Scott Shane, management professor at Case Western Reserve University, reveals a growing consensus that genes really do account...

Burn the houses, save the nails

  • September 13, 2012

Culture matters. It affects both performance and outcomes. A quick review of early American ­history shows a parallel between building a house then and building an...

Amex lessons in employee engagement

  • September 05, 2012

Do you know how hard it is to keep a low employee turnover rate at a call center? Pretty hard, apparently. In the United States, roughly half of call center employees...

Leadership Tips: Vol. 812

  • August 31, 2012

Contributing to Face­­book’s disastrous market debut: Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld boarded a transcontinental flight—with Nasdaq’s system...

5 ways to ramp up employee training

  • August 31, 2012

Tap into the power of training and development by trying these five tips. They’ll help you make the most of limited resources, and they’re sure to improve employee...

George Washington’s ‘7 habits’

  • August 30, 2012

Who are we to argue with the assertion that America’s greatest leader was its first? It’s all true: George Washington ran two major start-ups—the army...

How to avoid executive bullying

  • August 24, 2012

At school, they call it bullying. In corporate America, you might recognize it as executive hubris. The effect is the same: The person in charge shuts others down,...

Ask: What is the unmet need of customers?

  • August 13, 2012

Don’t forget to ask the simplest question of all before you develop a new product or service for customers: What’s the unmet need? If you fail to learn the...

‘Socratic Method’: Questions first

  • August 02, 2012

One of the greatest philosophers ever known was a master of asking questions. Instead of lecturing, Socrates posed a series of thought-provoking questions to his Greek...

Tribute to chief charlatan Peter Drucker

  • July 26, 2012

By definition, a leader has to be out front. That’s why in hindsight it’s so easy to see how Peter Drucker, the foremost management guru of the 20th...