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Everyone--from the child who refuses to go to the dark basement to the entrepreneur poised to spend millions of his investor’s money--knows what it’s like to be frozen in fear. We allow the uncertainty ahead of us to paralyze our judgment and stifle our resolve so that we’re stuck, afraid to take the step toward our goals.

“Why?” I asked one of our strategic partners about a client who’d dropped us after six years of nurturing our relationship with him.

Most business leaders I know are men and women of action, and I’m no exception. I consider this a good quality. But in my haste to be decisive and take action, I often run right into an unnecessary and unanticipated conflict.

In my previous article, "Why Leaders Should Embrace Transparency, Not Fear It," I introduced Integrity as No. 6 of the “Great 8” leadership virtues and talked about how a key indicator of integrity is transparency.

A few years ago I flew to a business meeting in Chicago, expecting to gain insight for the next year. I was primed to be motivated. Instead, I came away demotivated. I gained insight all right, but not the kind I expected -- or wanted.

What’s the color of self-deception? It’s not black or white; it’s gray.

In my previous article, How to Keep Your Competitive Fire Without Losing Your Cool (and Your Top Employees), we unpack Number 5 of the “Great 8” Leadership Virtues: Acceptance vs. Anger. And the key takeaway is this...

You’ve probably heard a coach say something like, “You just need to get mad” or “get fired up” to his players. That’s locker room language for “act like this game matters to you!” I get it. You know, “the eye of the tiger” and all that.

In a previous article, I introduced accountability -- Virtue #4 of the "Great 8" leadership virtues. Today, I'll show you how instilling accountability throughout your organization can sharpen your competitive edge in recruiting and retaining the best people.

“But did you see the gorilla?” After asking viewers to count how many times the people in white shirts passed a basketball in a two-minute youtube video, researchers Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simmons asked them if they saw the gorilla. Yes, the gorilla that ambled into view about twenty seconds into the film.