I was following the same yoga video I had followed more than 30 times in the past. Because I know the routine well, I usually
Category: Lifelong Learning
The Best Way for New Leaders to Build Trust
When I took over as CEO of Intralinks, a company that provides secure web based electronic deal rooms, the company was hemorrhaging so much cash
You Can Get Some Big Things Done When It’s Not All About You
There was a lunch held last week in New York to celebrate one of the most important American business leaders of the past half-century. It
The American Way of Hiring Is Making Long-Term Unemployment Worse
There are currently more than 4 million Americans who have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. This figure doesn’t include those who work part-time
What to Do When Praise Makes You Uncomfortable
Not long ago, my mentor and friend, Warren Bennis, gave me a very generous unsolicited compliment. I hemmed and hawed and went on about how
The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Creativity
Americans love to give lip service to creativity, celebrating imaginative artists and innovators and calling for “out of the box” ideas. Yet when we encounter
Marvin E. Smith 