In my career as an executive recruiter, I’ve learned through thousands of interviews in dozens of countries to pay attention to how the C-suite candidate interacts with the receptionist.

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Make thoughtful, deliberate choices.

Simon Sinek

His advice for leaders happens to double as life advice for anyone.

Anthropologists have found that we’re very motivated to divide into teams, and once on a team, we’ll work hard to degrade the other team. Over the smallest differences. For the smallest…

Why are so many companies investing in leadership development? Simple. It's required to compete today.

Kerr's interactions with Step Curry provide a master class in how to not only lead your employees, but to build a genuine bond.

Google studied the 10 qualities that make the best managers. Here they are.

Indra Nooyi, who will be retiring from her role as CEO of PepsiCo, has been honest about the personal sacrifices that came with the job. Now with retirement on the horizon, were the sacrifices worth it?

You've no doubt heard it said that titles don't make leaders. That's more true than ever in this age when good ideas so often trump position and tenure. Leadership is more about setting direction than giving directions. Here's one experts take on the subject.

The best-selling author of 'Start With Why' and 'Leaders Eat Last' ends the argument on what makes a great leader.

Twenty years ago, a few colleagues and I launched a consulting practice to help leaders build more effective organizations through practical, non-touchy-feely work around leadership, teamwork, clarity, communication and human systems. We believed then—and still do today—that far too many organizatio

A report on boardroom diversity reveals the top 10 worst excuses for not appointing women.

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Most people will draw a man. Researchers investigate the consequences.

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Highly extroverted workers are 25% more likely to land a top job, but introverts can make better leaders, research suggests

Over the years, I’ve observed just about every type of leadership development program on the planet. And the sad thing is, most of them don’t even come close to accomplishing what they were designed to do – build better leaders. In today’s column I’ll share the #1 reason leadership development [...]

An up-to-date list of the most innovative speakers in leadership.

And how to motivate them to stay.

They’re all hard to improve because they run counter to our instincts.

Although my main area of expertise is in decision-making around […]