Skilled leaders focus on "we," not "me.".
Boundaries are shifting between work and the rest of life for men and for women at different life stages. Work is becoming home and home is becoming ….
"Leading" is about mobilizing people toward valued goals..
My research and practice indicates that people need to be doing work they love and to love the work they do. They need to feel that their efforts mat….
My purpose is to help people understand that leadership skills are useful and relevant for pursuing meaningful aspirations in all aspects of life, an….
If you're searching for "work/life balance" you'll always be disappointed because "balance" connotes a zero-sum equation..
The really good news is that when you give people the tools and the support to pursue what I call "four-way wins" - that is, improved performance in ….
Continual improvisation on a theme is a more useful way to think of how to bring the various parts of life together..
The only failure is the failure to learn from conscious and deliberate efforts to make things better, even if those attempts fall short of the mark..
At the individual level, you need to examine what you truly value, share this with key stakeholders in various life domains both to get feedback and ….
You really can choose to be the leader you want to be, in all parts of your life, if you take seriously the idea that there's a purpose to your life ….
My view is that leadership is not about position - you can lead very well with no one reporting to you in a hierarchy and you can lead quite poorly w….
Right now we're in the midst of a grand experiment on how best to harness the incredible power of the Internet while we struggle to maintain useful b….
People struggle most with seeing new ways of doing things and often need help in breaking through their tradition-bound mindsets..
If you shift your mindset to asking "How can I initiate change that's good for my family, and my community, and my career, and my private self (mind,….
Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership skills. And t….
Invest in helping people know what matters to them and who matters to them (and why), and encourage them to continually experiment with how they get ….
We all want to have a rich and meaningful work life and a fulfilling life beyond work..
The worst thing you can do, despite the innumerable obstacles we confront, is to not try..
I believe each life has value and that we're on this earth to leave it better than how we found it. I want people to take this to hear and to try as ….
Firms that fully embrace the needs and interests of the whole person will win today's competition for the best talent..