Dear reader, the dog days of August are upon us. It’s as good a time as any to get out of the heat and enjoy some […]

As I watched and listened to FBI Director James Comey’s recent statements and congressional testimony regarding Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email system to discuss […]

Question: My boss is constantly going directly to my subordinates to get the answers to his questions. It aggravates the heck out of me. I tell […]

Question: Should salaries be transparent to all employees? I watched an episode of Point Taken on PBS in which the audience answered “yes” at a more […]

Question: I am the vice president of sales for a manufacturing company. I worked hard for a year to convince one of our partners to put […]

Question: My boss gets easily annoyed with me.I try to explain things I think he ought to know but he often interrupts and tells me with, […]

With rare exception, even the most well-ordered minds could use a workspace cleaning. One such exception was, Morley Safer, who died recently of pneumonia. In a […]

Question: Our family business is in its third generation. My wife and I hope that our son will want to take over the business someday. He is […]

Given that Memorial Day is often a time of retail sales and family picnics, leaders can help others remember the importance of this day of dedication, […]

Our English word crisis comes from the Latinized form of the Greek word krisis, meaning “turning point” or critical moment in a given situation, especially when […]

Question: I meet one-on-one with my subordinates monthly, but the meetings aren’t as productive as they could be. On top of that, my boss is supposed […]

Question: One of my employees implies that I am being hypocritical any time I fail to do what I said I was going to do. The […]