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Bill Jones is thought to have been the first single man to adopt a child in California, back in the 1960s. His son has since died, but despite the loss, Jones says he never regrets adopting his child.

Too many companies neglect it.

Tribal jingoism doesn't scale for the long-term. In the short run, the fear-based attack on the 'other' is a great way to galvanize those likely to take up arms, defend the brand or send in cash. But, fortunately, for all...

Three mistakes managers make.

And other lessons learned from “Mr. Davos.”

Super Casual Friday Last week, an article in the Washington Post caught my attention. It was titled, "At some start-ups, Friday is so casual that it's not

Without a clear process, people get discouraged.

Released by a small team of indies in December 2014, Workflow reinvented iOS automation. Combining an interface reminiscent of Apple’s Automator for OS X with easy access to native iOS features such as Safari, the photo library, and iOS 8 extensions, Workflow promised to make automating tasks on an iPhone and iPad a simple and

My Stanford colleague Huggy Rao and I devoted seven years to learning about what it takes to scale up excellence in organizations. We studied how leaders and teams build and identify pockets of goodness in organizations and spread such goodness...

English grammar is something that is treasured by everyone. We all want to improve on our grammar skills so that we are able to communicate with some level

Discrimination persists in the workplace and can emerge when women act as their own advocates to seek a raise, experts say.

Your organization’s success depends on the generosity of your employees. What do you do to support that?

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*CLOSED CAPTIONING AVAILABLE FOR THIS VIDEO CLIP* (Press "CC" icon) (Go to 2:48 for Bill Murray's cab driver story) The Q & A session featuring Bill Murray &...

Navy SEAL platoon leader James Waters explains what keeps elite operators going and how you can apply this type of grit to your own challenges.

There's the hustle of always asking, of putting yourself out there, of looking for discounts, shortcuts and a faster way. This is the hustle of it it doesn't hurt to ask, of what you don't know won't hurt you, of...

Information and opinions about leadership and management development by expert Dan McCarthy

Steve Anderson's memo is a prime example of leadership at a time when many police departments are in tumult.

It's been his beat for 17 years. Now Deon Joseph sees an interest in Skid Row that didn't exist when downtown Los Angeles was a shell no one visited.

A Wharton professor shares what does and doesn't work when it comes to crafting goals for the year ahead.

Sometimes a jewel becomes more valuable when people can wear it. That is a thought I had the other day when I was permitted to play the Gershwin Steinway that resides in a workshop at the School of Music at the University of Michigan. It is a true musical jewel, even [...]

We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation.

Strategic plan

Here's what the research says really produces motivation.

For the new-media generation, the three-martini lunch has gone the way of the manual Rolodex.

A sincere smile, an overdue phone call, or a handwritten thank-you note can shift the mood of a day....

If you Google “daily habits of successful people” you’ll find almost every business-focused media outlet represented in the results. But if you’re looking for a guaranteed roadmap to success, don’t get excited just yet. If you read all of those articles, or even a few of them, you’ll soon realize that successful people have a wide range of daily habits.

Recording iOS screen casts was a bit of trouble in the past, but with Yosemite it's become much simpler.

We've pulled the key lessons from famous books by Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell, Peter Drucker, and more.