It remains true that great managers recognize individualities and focus on developing strengths rather than weaknesses. Great leaders, in sharp contrast, recognize what is (or could be) shared in common - a vision, a dream, a mission, whatever - and inspire others to join them in the given enterprise.

I need to reach out to people who work for small to mid-sized companies, and help them identify and apply their strengths at work.

True individuality can be lonely.

In most cases, no matter what it is, if you measure it and reward it, people will try to excel at it

The talented employee may join a company because of its charismatic leaders, its generous benefits, and its world-class training programs, but how long that employee stays and how productive he is while he is there is determined by his relationship with his immediate supervisor.

Your strongest life is built through a continuous practice of designing moment by moment.

Americans just love convening. They are a convention-happy country and they love to get together to talk.