To make this point, I was going to quote the Chinese parable of the Taoist Farmer but instead here’s the mystic/poet Alan Watts (one of Steve Jobs‘s favorite authors) telling the story instead: There ...

Nearly 15 years ago the company I worked for brought in motivational speaker and former college football coach Lou Holtz to deliver the keynote at our national sales meeting. Before his induction into ...

A complicated life creates stress. I try to take on too much. I worry about unnecessary things. I spread myself too thin wanting to do more and more and more. I lack the focus, time, and energy for ...

It goes far beyond exchanging information. by Alison Wood Brooks and Leslie K. John Much of an executive’s workday is spent asking others for information—requesting status updates from a team leader, ...

Andrew Sobel has written eight best selling books on how to develop enduring professional relationships. His most recent work is Power Questions: Build Relationships, Win New Business, and Influence ...

Decisions made by executive leaders have the power to make or break an organization. A simple framework can mitigate a large portion of that stress, however. In a decade-long longitudinal study of ...