How Do You Evaluate What Makes a Great CEO?

Every year Fortune publishes a list ranking the 500 largest companies in the United States. This year is no exception, and you can look at the latest rankings here. But does making the Fortune 500 list make you a great company? And what about the leaders of those...

Good to Great to . . . Stupid?

There is an inherent danger that faces business people who aspire to greatness. And that danger is success. That may sound heretical to those of us we passionately pursue things to make ourselves and our companies better. After all, isn’t success what we’re after in...

Great Mistakes: What Kind of Mistake-maker Are You?

Mistakes are part of business. We all make them, and if you haven’t made a big one you probably just haven’t been in business long enough. Granted, there are some mistakes you can (and should) avoid. What’s really important, however, is not whether or not you make...

What’s Your Emotional IQ?

As a business leader you’ve no doubt heard the admonition to “work smarter, not harder.” Maybe the phrase has crossed your own lips a time or two. But is working smarter really about intelligence? Does being the smartest cookie on the business plate guarantee your...