Imagine that you were invited by Sir Richard Branson to be on the virgin flight of Virgin Airlines: the plane is loaded with dignitaries, government and business leaders and crowded with news media and reporters. Just as you're taking off down the runwa… more »

The Leader to Leader Institute honored General Eric Shinseki , current Secretary of Veteran Affairs, as the 2009 Leader of the Future. In his acceptance speech, he tells us about a young soldier who showed remarkable integrity under fire. Stories like… more »

What does the CEO think it takes for you to succeed in your job? We asked the boss and shared with leaders at ASTD the 7th insight from our survey. There were five winning traits we heard over and over. Rightly or wrongly, this is what the CEO thinks a t… more »

What keeps the CEO awake at night? What one secret will make you more empathic with the boss than anyone else on your team? It's point number 6 from the ASTD survey that we conducted last week. It's something that we naturally reject particularly dur… more »

Success comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. But long-term success is usually born from a little internal voice that says "the world would be a better place if...." Then genuine love and dedicated action is used to build that place. "The better wor… more »