Misconceptions Stymie Women's Careers: Study

"Women's careers are being stymied by more than a glass ceiling. Bosses believe women have more family-work conflict, which is a misconception that is holding them back, according to new research."

What Makes a Good Boss?

What makes a good boss? "To find out, we asked employees about the best bosses they've had and what characteristics they hope to see in the people for whom they work."

Mandela Endures as South Africa’s Ideal

"Yet even as Mr. Mandela fades from view, he retains a vital place in the public consciousness here. To many, he is still the ideal of a leader — warm, magnanimous, willing to own up to his failings — against which his political successors are measured and often found wanting. He is the founding father whose values continue to shape the nation."

America's Best Leaders 2009

View the slideshow and the full articles on each leader.

Billy Graham's America

"Grant Wacker, professor of Christian History at Duke University and a member of the Christian History advisory board, is working on a cultural biography of Graham, titled Billy Graham's America, to be published by Harvard University Press in 2011. He is giving us an advance peek at his research in the following essay—which is a condensed version of an article by the same title published in Church History, September 2009."

237 Millionaires in Congress

"According to a report released this week by the Center for Responsive Politics, there are 237 millionaires serving in Congress, according to 2008 figures."

CEO of the Decade: Steve Jobs

"How's this for a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in the following decade survives two brushes with death, one securities-law scandal, an also-ran product lineup, and his own often unpleasant demeanor to become the dominant personality in four distinct industries, a billionaire many times over, and CEO of the most valuable company in Silicon Valley."