If you run an Amazon search of “leadership,” you’ll get over 60,000 book titles. If you do the same thing for “followership,” you’ll get...

Many managers—especially new ones—believe that the key to being a good boss is to be likeable. Why, then, are so many people both...

Folks, I’m back from my annual pilgrimage to the Montana and Idaho mountains. Every year when I return, I do so with renewed perspective...

Yeah, I know commencement speeches abound with thoughts of defying consensus and following your dreams. Then, there is that quote often...

Few things make employees more anxious than feeling powerless to control their destinies. The irony of this is that no one can take away...

The great American poet, Ke$ha, once said, “We R who we R.” Grammatical critiques aside, the woman has a point! You come hard-wired with...

When I was in business school, I spent a ridiculous amount of time working on my resume. In search of perfection, I wrestled with trivial...

Some bosses are evil.  And I’m using the word evil like Mike Meyers would use it:  “E-vil. Like, the fru-its of the De-vil.” That’s some...

“The more you tighten your grip, Lord Vader, the more star systems will slip through your fingers” –Princess Leia There are two prominent...

For those of you who have important business presentations coming up, here are my thoughts on how to best prepare. Sorry for the novel,...

It’s sort of unfair. A 45 minute interview is all you get to show a potential employer who you are and why you are amazing. In fact,...

In performance reviews, some feedback is easy to give and simple to correct. For example, a boss telling and employee that she needs to...

Sometimes people are just in the wrong job. The simplest way to identify this is if they absolutely hate going to work every day for a...

If you work for a corporation, you have picked a career in sales. You may not work in the sales department. You may not call on...

When interviewing for a job, there are some things within your control: your preparation, your resume, your attitude and your dress....

There are three cardinal sins often committed by new managers. The first is micromanagement. New managers have spent their entire careers...

“If I could just get into the sixth grade reading class, then ‘Little Miss Perfect’ would stop bragging to me,” my eight-year-old son,...

A few years ago I was given valuable feedback from my boss. He had asked me to analyze the pros and cons of a potential acquisition for...

If Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed were corporate employees, who would win? In 1976, the Oscar went to Rocky, the iconic film about a...

(Warning: this article may be unsuitable for professionals who believe that the process of getting promoted is fair) Employees are like...

For those new to corporate America, the term “cross-functional leadership” sounds like a specialized skill that one develops over years...

Most people I’ve encountered who work ridiculously long hours admit that they aren’t happy with their situation. Many of them see the...

When I got my first job out of college, I admit that I had a distorted view of my boss’s role in my work life. After all, I had just...