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...

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...

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...

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?