If the manager really is the problem, try to get reassigned elsewhere in the organization or start looking for one in which you can play to your strengths.

The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.

When you feel as though you can't do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it's just a simple step, and don't stop at the beginning.

Teach your children how to identify their own strengths and challenge them to contribute these strengths to others.

My point is, people really don't change very much.

Life's tricky for women because they have to make more choices than men. And yes, choice is good, but boy, you better be an expert choice-maker.

The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people.