Books and speakers and motivational posters tell us to copy what great leaders do so we can be great too. Whenever I hear that advice, I think about Herb Kelleher. The founder and CEO of Southwest Airlines changed the industry. He made it possible for more people to fly than ever before. He also created and led an airline  »  Read More

Here are choice articles on hot leadership topics culled from the business schools, the business press and major consulting firms, to start off your work week. I’m pointing you to articles about leadership, strategy, industries, innovation, women and work, and work and learning now and in the future. Highlights  »  Read More

There’s no such thing as “overnight success” in leadership. Great leaders don’t get great all at once. They get great by making a little progress every day and then stringing that progress together across the years and the decades. If you want to become a great leader, don’t try to do it all at once. Instead  »  Read More

Back in the day, your peer group was the training department. When I started in business, there really weren’t any resources to tell you how to do the day-to-day job of being a boss. The idea was that you would figure it all out. If you got any training at all it was “tavern training.” That happened when  »  Read More