Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn/Ferry International, shares one-on-one conversations with a dozen successful leaders in No Fear of Failure. He found a common theme in these conversations: they each “exhibited tremendous courage around the possibility, and even the inevitability at times, of failure. Vasella “found this to be a fascinating analogy. MORE >>

Typically in these weekly “powerquotes” posts I feature a quotation from a famous, or at least known person.   Today that isn’t the case. don’t know Dan Ivey, though I found his LinkedIn profile just now.  His quote came from a Fast Company email in my quotation archives from 2004.  I’m pleased to share it [.]. MORE >>

Here's a thought starter and reading recommendation to ignite your imagination this weekend. I'm sharing some wisdom from Bob Sutton and Jeffrey Pfeffer and a reading recommendation about making important changes and then making them stick. Weekend Idea Igniters MORE >>

Guest Post by Jenna Grafton (learn more about Jenna at the end of this post). was recently asked to speak at a session for new leaders within our organization. As I pondered what to share, I decided to share the leadership lessons I have learned along the way. So let’s start all the way back at the beginning. Surprisingly, I was chosen for the job. MORE >>

Posted in Community Involvement Leadership Development This post is the fifth in a series that began here summarizing the findings of a one-year study of workforce leadership. WEadership Practice #5: Add Unique Value. MORE >>