Grading the importance of various initiatives in an environment of finite resources is a primary test of leadership. Derek Lidow " A Be...

When I took command of Benfold, I realized that no one, including me, is capable of making every decision. I would have to train my people t...

The Latin root of the word decision - cis or cid - literally means "to cut" or "to kill."  You can see this in the words...

  When people ask us to do something, we can confuse the request with our relationship with them. Sometimes they seem so interconnected, we ...

…we always ask the meeting owner—the most senior executive hosting it—the same two questions: What do you want to have debated, decided, or ...

Organizations are drowning in unproductive meetings, and part of the problem is the fact that we refer to them all in the same way. Vague an...

Note whether the purpose of the topic is to share information, seek input for a decision, or make a decision. It’s difficult for team member...