Brittney Griner Felt Weird being a Gay Athlete at Baylor


Brittney Griner spent her years at Baylor University in the capacity of a basketball legend. WNBA basketball player led the university through one victory after another. In an interview with SI...

Why Companies Fail To Engage Today’s Workforce: The Overwhelmed Employee


We just completed a major study of human capital trends around the world (Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends, 2500 organizations in 90 countries) and the message is clear:  companies are...

Kitty Genovese Murder Case Revisited After 50 Years


As far as crimes go, it was the ultimate shocker. The violent rape and subsequent murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964 changed America forever. What especially shocked the authorities was the bystander...

6 Ways Think-friendly Questions Help You Work Smarter


Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz said it best: “You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” Decades of business consulting and coaching...

Mindset: It’s Really a Lot More Than a Head Game


Legions of writers—from Dale Carnegie to Napoleon Hill to Norman Vincent Peale to Anthony Robbins—have touted the value of positive mental attitude. Scores of rah-rah speakers evangelize on the...

Study: Love for a Winning Leadership and Better Employee Engagement


Valentine’s Day is coming up, which means that love is in the air. Unfortunately, it’s not in the air, or culture, or anywhere else at too many companies. Which is not only a shame, it’s very...

Microsoft’s CEO Nadella: Curiosity and Thirst for Learning


In one of his first utterances as the newly appointed CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, a 46-year-old engineering executive originally from India, said something you don’t usually hear from a person...