You know their names. You've taken the time to know them personally. Some coffee here and a chat about raising kids there. The conversations may have covered where they went to school, their car, spouse, dog, or the medical problem they had last year, but it went further than the standard "How are you doing?" You'd do the same for them. MORE >>

It's amazing what you see when you step outside the box. I've been focusing on the topic of parenting teenagers for over a year now, and I've been outside the box the whole time. And there's nothing wrong with any of this, even if getting admitted to a great school is no guarantee at all of success in life and work. These are the game-changers. MORE >>

Being a great leader requires continuous personal change. The ability to lead at your best is dependent on the context that you work within, and because that situation is always changing, you must also change your behaviors in order to be able to work within it. Think about it. When was the last time you: “Acquired” a new boss? MORE >>

From the Great Leadership mailbag: First thing I want to say is that I love your blog ; so many interesting thoughts on leadership, and practical examples. One topic I'd really like to have your view on is around leading change. I'm sure you'd have interesting thoughts on this topic that would bring value to a lot of HR and OD practioners. MORE >>

I love to travel. One of the places I want to visit is Germany. have a bucket list item that is very much a guy thing to do. want to rent a Porsche, take it to the track in Nuremberg to see what it can REALLY do. If you’re a woman, you may be shaking your head in disbelief. Why is that? think the most glaring reason is a lack of ownership. MORE >>