Some leaders are more fun to work for than others. Why? Because, consciously or unconsciously, they operate in a way that makes it more fun and more interesting for everyone concerned. 

IMAGINATION allows us to escape the predictable. Artists, scientists [engineers], and poets use the power of imagination every day. For those of us who found it in playing the game [basketball], it has shaped our joy in countless ways. It has enriched us to feel the thrill of fresh creation. It has put us in [...]

James Barksdale, former CEO of Netscape, was described in U.S. News & World Report as a Silicon Valley outsider.  His is from Mississippi, not an engineer, and the product of the highly stratified, shirt-and-tie sales side of IBM.  One of Mr. Barksdale’s maxims that endeared him to his employees was formulated at a management retreat [...]

Authority can be pretty powerful stuff – especially if a person is not used to having it.  It has a tendency to go to people’s heads; sometimes there is no stopping it. And unfortunately, the more authority a person has, and the more promptly and unquestionably people respond, the greater the danger of forgetting that [...]

  As an engineer turned manager turned executive, Norman R. Augustine, chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation, learned the art of leadership by watching and doing. In his book Augustine’s Travels: A World-Class Leader Looks at Life, Business, and What It Takes to Succeed at Both (AMACOM), he pinpoints a number of qualities he has observed that [...]

The following five syndromes can stunt a leader’s vision and growth, according to author John Maxwell writing in the publication Injoy Life: 1. THE “PROBLEM SOLVING” SYNDROME: More time is spent on problem solving than on leading. 2. THE “BUSY ENOUGH NOW” SYNDROME: An overload schedule restricts your ability to lead. 3. THE “NO VACANCY” [...]