[Note: This post was updated July 2022 for freshness & clarity.] I believe leadership is important because, if we examine history, no...

The question is simple: If you were to win the lottery (also known as the lottery question), would you continue to work? The answer might...

This post is in response to an article titled “Thou Shalt Not Bully” that was posted on HCOnline, Australia’s online magazine for senior...

[NOTE: This post was updated February 2022 for freshness & clarity.] Recently, I’ve been struck by how stuck people and even...

[Note: This post was updated March 2021 for freshness & clarity.] Northouse (2013) wrote that leadership and management are similar in...

[NOTE: This post was updated June 2020 for freshness & accuracy] In my former career as a mental health counselor, I encountered many...

[Note: This post was updated March 2021 for freshness & clarity.] Diversity initiatives usually sound great on paper and on an...

[NOTE: This post was updated July 2024 to remove and replace broken URL.] Politicians and car salesmen are notorious for being dishonest....

I’m a very picky book reader. Prior to reading “The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization,” I had...

[NOTE: This post was updated March 2018] Many of us have seen, heard, or read about the computer geek who is so consumed about...

In his book, “The Happiness Advantage” (2010) Shawn Achor asserts that happy employees can actually help improve an organization’s bottom...

A recent study found that the more power people have, the more likely they will discount advice due to an elevated sense of confidence in...

Steve Jobs, the charismatic and visionary founder of Apple Computers has resigned (August 24, 2011). Not to worry, he’s now assumed the...

Most of us understand the importance of sleep and its impact on our health and safety. Extending the importance of sleep further into the...

“Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not...

[Note: This post was updated January 2021 for freshness & clarity.] In “Information Overload: Causes, Symptoms and Solutions,” an article...

[NOTE: This post was updated October 2016] “Having an organizational culture that emphasizes ethical behavior can cut down on misbehavior...

Some of you may have heard that when leaders set high expectations followers rise to meet them. Well, there’s actually a concept called...

In his book, Good Boss, Bad Boss, Robert Sutton talks about a problem many of us see in our workplaces — too much talking and not enough...

[NOTE: This post was updated December 2022 for freshness & clarity, and to remove and replace broken URL links.] Professor Robert Sutton...