In our research of the world's most successful people, one of the biggest surprises for me is that winners don't try to win at everything. They don't sweat excellence at everything they do--they focus on winning those few things that really matter. They… more »

It's hard to imagine a retailer that's actually growing in this tough market after reading BusinessWeek's update on the disappointing summer sales season. But for the retailers that are growing, guess how many of their new designs succeed in retail store… more »

The Perfect Storm to Recruit Talent. Mark Thompson Elected to Leader to Leader (formerly Drucker) Institute. NEW YORK--In bull markets it’s tough to find great people. What should you do in a perfect storm? Dance in the rain contends Susan Bari, CE… more »

I was in a mad rush to get to the funeral and was dreadfully late. Although I live in Silicon Valley, I punched the local address into the GPS on my Prius and the electronic voice advised confidently, "It's 54 hours and 3,615 miles to your destination."… more »

Sean Rooney and Beverly Eckert met at 16, and while the adults warned them away from each other, they were together for 34 years until Sean was killed in the Twin Towers on 911. Yesterday Beverly was one of the 50 people who died in a plane crash near Bu… more »