Women were also urged to work on a mysterious quality called 'fascination.' Coming of age in the 1920's was a competitive business.

we have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally

Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn't soothe anger; it fuels it.

When you're more focused in getting your message across than you are worrying about how people are viewing you, that's huge.

...if you can think of meetings you've attended, you can probably recall a time - plenty of times - when the opinion of the most dynamic or talkative person prevailed to the detriment of all.

We don't need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.

Every American was to become a performing self.