Leadership is all about the human experience. Individuals who don’t demonstrate that they care about people will never be true leaders and, frankly, have no place in a position of leadership. If they prove to be unable to connect with the people they manage, they shouldn’t be in leadership roles. What can be done? in statistics. MORE >>

A leader I know and much admire is Howard Behar, the former president of Starbucks North America and Starbucks International. Howard tells about the time 14 years ago this month when he received a call in the middle of the night at his home in Seattle alerting him that three Starbucks employees at the Georgetown store in Washington, D.C. MORE >>

Here is a video from YouTube of a conversation I had about leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation with Dr. Homer Erekson, Dean of TCU’s Neeley School of Business. Click here to view the embedded video. Our conversation occurred as part of the Tandy Executive Speakers Series. MORE >>

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Now this may sound bleak to some but for wise leaders and organizations it presents a huge opportunity. Below, I’ll explain. Consistent with the report’s tone, its cover featured a picture of an impending storm. To finish off the bad news before shifting to the good, the U.S. economy. Check out the video  at this link. MORE >>