The time you spend with your best (employees) is, quite simply, your most productive time.

Gen Y is really quite distinct from Gen X; it's really self-involved and very narcissistic - their cameras are filled with pictures of themselves; Facebook, it's about me. It's a generation that's been pampered by their parents and their schools, given prizes for just taking part.

Clarity is the answer to anxiety. Effective leaders are clear.

The best way to find out whether you're on the right path? Stop looking at the path.

The true genius of a great manager is his or her ability to individualize. A great manager is one who understands how to trip each person's trigger.

Too many of the organizations I have observed resemble a farm in Kansas. They have lots of fences and silos as well as a storm cellar.

Managers are, and should be, totally responsible for recognizing individual strengths (both natural talents and skills), getting those strengths in proper alignment (i.e. in the right "seats"), and then leveraging them.