Of course that's the best way to continue to learn anything: Try to teach it!

I'm a humanist and an optimist.

The act of envisioning is mainly useful as a means for identifying what matters most to you now.

Technology has changed everything.

The more attention we can devote to helping developing leaders tune in to their core values - drawing on their real experience and their true aspirations in life - the more likely it is they'll make smart choices about how and where to invest their talents.

Executives are afraid of losing control if subordinates try to roam too far. Conversely, hierarchy squelches talent by forcing rote standardization through the punishment of failure, a necessary accompaniment to experimentation.

Firms that fully embrace the needs and interests of the whole person will win today's competition for the best talent.