Leaders are supposed to know everything and display fierce confidence, right? Wrong. Pretending to have all-knowing magical superpowers is a sure sign of impending failure. The most effective leaders are readily able to admit their limitations and know how to ask for help. So, how comfortable are you with ambiguity?   Image by Carey Ciuro....

I once had a boss who told me that our company’s leadership philosophy was called “Mushroom Management.” “Mushroom management?” I asked, confused. I had not heard about it in any of the corporate training classes. “Yeah, it's pretty simple," he said....

I’m reading the newspaper one Tuesday morning, and there on the obituary page I see a photo with a story about a local retired executive who had died of cancer. I stared. I could barely comprehend the words. I wrote speeches for this man for four years, and I wrote some of the best speeches I’ve ever written. I loved working for him.

Scientists in elite universities feel that if they are reilgious they must suppress talk about their faith. But what about in business settings? Are spiritual discussions off limits?