Can a Smart Phone Make You More Patient?
On your way to meet a colleague, you get stuck in traffic. Radio traffic reports tell you it's a ten-minute backup. You can spend ten minutes inching forward, or you cut out and take a circuitous route that will add 15 minutes to your drive, but it'll...

Can a Smart Phone Make You More Patient?
On your way to meet a colleague, you get stuck in traffic. Radio traffic reports tell you it's a ten-minute backup. You can spend ten minutes inching forward, or you cut out and take a circuitous route that will add 15 minutes to your drive, but it'll...

Three Ways to Keep Your Ego in Check
"It's okay if other people think you're God, but you're in trouble if you start believing it."David Cornwell, a sports attorney, recalled that quote as one uttered by his father, a surgeon. While Cornwell was speaking on Larry King Live about...

How to Benefit From a Freelancer's Mind-Set
After watching longtime colleagues get laid off during a painful downsizing, a friend of mine is putting together her résumé. She realized she could be next, and she wanted to be ready."It's scary," she confided in me. "It's been a long time...

Build Your Self Confidence Like a Leader
This week's question for Ask the Coach:What can I do to build my confidence in my capabilities as a leader?You won't get to the top without self-confidence; to build it, you have to believe in yourself. Don't worry about being perfect —...

Why Being Organized Matters
Being organized matters because it reduces the friction in getting things done.In other words:Most people act when it’s easy to do so. The better organized you are, the easier it is to act and the greater the tendency for you to do those things that...

Why Few Executives Are Skillful Managers
I work with senior executives from all over the world with remarkably diverse industries, backgrounds, and cultures, yet it's always a surprise to realise that their development needs are very similar. How can it be that a French CFO of a luxury goods...