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How 5 Companies Celebrate Success
Leadership January 30, 2018

How 5 Companies Celebrate Success

Starting and growing a company is tough stuff. Just ask the 80 percent of entrepreneurs who fail within the first eighteen months of hanging their shingle.[...]
Andrea Williams
The Science of Celebration
Leadership January 30, 2018

The Science of Celebration

My life is full of celebration. There are happy dances for finished dishes, celebratory puppy cuddles for when our rescue dog makes it around the block without[...]
Erin Wildermuth
The Downside of Drivenness
Leadership January 30, 2018

The Downside of Drivenness

Good leaders practice the fine art of celebration. Recognizing both team achievement and individual contribution is rocket fuel for morale. Yet for many high[...]
Larry Wilson
Guy Walks into a Board Room
Influence January 23, 2018

Guy Walks into a Board Room

Comedians refer to an audience that hasn’t heard any jokes yet as a “cold room.” It is thus the job of the comics who go first or second in the night to[...]
Jeremy Lott
Martin Luther King’s Nobel Cause
Leadership January 16, 2018

Martin Luther King’s Nobel Cause

Martin Luther King’s path to the Nobel Peace Prize took him to several countries and included encounters with J. Edgar Hoover, and the founders of the[...]
timcavanaugh
Hiring Diversity Makes You Smarter
Leadership January 16, 2018

Hiring Diversity Makes You Smarter

“How could we have been so stupid?” The question was posed by none other than John F. Kennedy in the aftermath of the 1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco, the a failed[...]
Larry Wilson
How MLK Responded to Failure
Leadership January 16, 2018

How MLK Responded to Failure

Martin Luther King Jr. had many successes in his life. His first desegregation campaign in Albany, Georgia, wasn’t one of them. It started in late 1961.[...]
Jeremy Lott
The Science of Partnership and Success
Leadership January 9, 2018

The Science of Partnership and Success

Before starting Praxis, Isaac Morehouse needed an investor. He didn’t need an investment of money or of time. He didn’t need a website built, a curriculum[...]
Erin Wildermuth
3 of History’s Great Power Couples
Leadership January 9, 2018

3 of History’s Great Power Couples

History affords countless examples of great leaders made greater by the inspiration of a spouse. Of course, there are also plenty of seemingly successful[...]
thomaskidd
The Secret Power of Wasting Time
Leadership January 2, 2018

The Secret Power of Wasting Time

Studies show that most New Year’s resolutions flop a month or less after we make them. Gyms all over the country are banking on it. They have far less[...]
Jeremy Lott
From Babylon to Self-Betterment
Leadership January 2, 2018

From Babylon to Self-Betterment

Are you making a New Year's resolution this year? It's quite likely you are, as surveys conducted in recent years show that something like 40 percent of[...]
EvanMcElravy
10 Rules to Read More Books This Year
Leadership January 2, 2018

10 Rules to Read More Books This Year

One New Year’s resolution I frequently hear from people is that they want to read more books. Makes sense if you consider reading a key component of personal[...]
Joel J. Miller
4 Rules for Strategic Givers
Leadership December 19, 2017

4 Rules for Strategic Givers

It's likely that your company logo is sitting in the bottom of some landfill. Likely, that is, if you're among the majority of business leaders who try to woo[...]
johnruhlin
The Real Economy of Gift-Giving
Leadership December 19, 2017

The Real Economy of Gift-Giving

Exchange and gift-giving have been a part of everyday human behavior since the dawn of mankind. So, it should be no surprise that these activities are also[...]
thomaspearson