Some CEOs Are Selling Their Companies Short

"Bettis' research found that in the year after executives and directors had engaged in hedging, their company's stock often dropped markedly. He also found evidence of an increase in financial restatements and shareholder lawsuits during the same period."

Study: Millennial Generation More Educated, Less Employed

"The most detailed study to date of the 18- to 29-year-old Millennial generation finds this group probably will be the most educated in American history. But the 50 million Millennials also have the highest share who are unemployed or out of the workforce in almost four decades, according to the study, released today by the Pew Research Center."

The Silver Tsunami

"Companies in the rich world are confronted with a rapidly ageing workforce. Nearly one in three American workers will be over 50 by 2012, and America is a young country compared with Japan and Germany. China is also ageing rapidly, thanks to its one-child policy. This means that companies will have to learn how to manage older workers better."

Ten Management Practices to Axe

"From The One Minute Manager to Who Moved My Cheese?, new and revived leadership concepts have shaped the way we organize, evaluate, inspire, and reward team members. With so many competing management theories in the mix, some ill-conceived practices were bound to take hold—and indeed, many have. Here's our list of the 10 most brainless and injurious."

Good News, Bad News in Raising Leaders

"Recently, LifeWay Research surveyed pastors about the church's leadership development and mission."

Favorite Colors Test Shows CEOs are Different

"Ask CEOs to pick their favorite color and what they select will often be very different than what most people would pick."

New Research Site - OpenThesis.org

"OpenThesis is a free repository of theses, dissertations, and other academic documents, coupled with powerful search, organization, and collaboration tools."

Toyota's No-Show Leadership

"The last time anyone looked, Toyota was a Japanese company controlled by a Japanese family. But during the entire accelerator recall crisis -- now complicated by brake problems with the Prius -- they have been all but invisible."

Changing A Nation: The Power Of The A-Bomb

This is a transcript of an NPR "Fresh Air" interview of Garry Wills, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and historian who has recently published a new book entitled Bomb Power. I had opportunity to listen to this interview when it was aired and found it fascinating. It addresses the growth in executive power in the United State since (and related to) World War II.

Political Dynasties Fade in 2010

"Family names such as Kennedy, Dodd, Reid don't register like they used to."

The Artful Leader

Subtitle: "Reflections on Creativity and Innovation"

Ten Things You Didn't Know About...

This site from the online U.S. News and World Report provides brief and interesting information for about 150 different people. Nearly all of them have served or are serving in political leadership positions.