Meet the Women of the Senate (Slideshow)

"Today, there are 17 women in the U.S. Senate continuing her legacy. Find out more about each of them."

Article on 25 Highest Paid CEOs

"Oracle's Larry Ellison topped the list of best-paid executives of public companies during the past decade, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of CEO pay."

Chart of Decades' Highest Earning CEOs

For Governors, It's Not Always Easy at the Top

"Being one of the 50 chief executives right now is 'the worst job in American politics,' says Jennifer Duffy, who tracks governors’ and senators’ races for The Cook Political Report."

New CEO Dudley Faces Daunting Task at BP

"BP's incoming CEO Robert Dudley faces the daunting task of fixing a company with huge liabilities, a broken culture, strained government relations and a badly damaged brand."

How to Keep Your Employees Engaged

"The cost-cutting actions employers have made to deal with the economic crisis have left businesses with fractured teams of disengaged employees. Studies show that employee engagement levels have dropped significantly since 2008. . ."

Crisis Management 101: What Can BP CEO Hayward's Mistakes Teach Us?

". . .over the last 99 days, since the oil spill began in the Gulf of Mexico, Hayward has been criticized for a growing list of public gaffes in handling one of the worst environmental disasters in history, culminating in his departure as CEO, announced Tuesday."

Getting to Know the CFO

"The ever-growing population of college chief financial officers is dominated by well-educated, middle-aged white men who clash with deans and never feel they have enough money for their institutions, according to a survey released today by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)."

Church Blasts Gay Priests Leading 'Double Life'

"The Italian church says gay priests must not lead a 'double life,' expressing pain and anger over a magazine article and video purporting to show priests frequenting gay locales in Rome."

New Laws Target Workplace Bullying

"Worker abuse is a widespread problem — in a 2007 Zogby poll, 37% of American adults said they had been bullied at work — and most of it is perfectly legal. . ."

Higher-Education and School Leaders Meet to Work on Common Goals

"An association of state higher-education executives and one of school leaders met with each other for the first time last week, to try to get beyond finger pointing and find ways to improve student performance."

Why Do Few Provosts Want to Be Presidents?

"Provosts at private colleges like their jobs, but they don't stay in them long, and few are interested in becoming presidents, according to a report scheduled for release on Tuesday by the Council of Independent Colleges."

Article on Born-Again Rebel Evangelist Don Miller

"Miller had inspired many with his words. His Christian memoir, "Blue like Jazz," sold a million copies. He was a sought-after speaker. He had been dubbed the voice of a new generation of evangelicals. . ."

The Creativity Crisis

"With creativity, a reverse trend has just been identified and is being reported for the first time here: American creativity scores are falling. . .The necessity of human ingenuity is undisputed. A recent IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the No. 1 'leadership competency' of the future."

12 World Leaders on Twitter

12 World Leaders on Twitter

How to Run a Meeting (Academic Setting)

"Here are some best practices for running meetings efficiently."

Church of England Paves the Way for Women Bishops

"The Church of England national assembly decided Monday that women should be allowed to become bishops, making only minor concessions to theological conservatives who have threatened to break away over the issue."

What if Government Ran Like Business?

Interesting article that touches both on business leadership and political leadership.

For Governors, It's Not Always Easy at the Top

"Being one of the 50 chief executives right now is 'the worst job in American politics,' says Jennifer Duffy, who tracks governors’ and senators’ races for The Cook Political Report."

Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Outpace Others

"The number of minority and women-owned businesses grew faster than the overall increase between 2002 and 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday."

Majority of Americans Lack Faith in Obama: Poll

"Nearly 60 percent of American voters say they lack faith in President Barack Obama, according to a public opinion poll published on Tuesday."

New Web Tool Helps Both Experts and Public Grasp Colleges' Costs

"This week the group released a Web-based database that tracks the spending and revenue sources of 2,300 public and private institutions. The database, Trends in College Spending Online, tracks a wide array of categories at each college, enabling comparisons among institutions, states, and sectors."

Trends in College Spending Database

Top Executive Pay = Meanness to Workers

"The higher the compensation of U.S. chief executive officers, the more poorly employees in their organizations are treated, researchers found."

Pope Revises, Toughens Sex-Abuse Rules

"Pope Benedict XVI has tightened the Vatican laws to streamline its handling of sexual-abuse cases world-wide and potentially hold more clerics accused of abuse accountable, people familiar with the matter said. The move marks the most concrete measures Pope Benedict has taken to address the crisis that rocked his papacy this year."

Survey: Office Workers More Mobile, Use Tech to Work Around the Clock

"America's white collar workforce is increasingly mobile and readily uses laptops and smartphones to do their jobs at all hours of the day, at home and even during their time off the company clock, according to a Unisys-IDC survey of 2,820 respondents, including 40% aged 35 or younger."

CEO Tenure, Stock Gains Often Go Hand-in-Hand

"Even as the average chief executive's tenure shrinks, a cadre of CEOs is beating the odds for corner-office stays. Nearly all run companies that have outperformed the stock market for years. Excluding founders, 28 CEOs of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index have held office more than 15 years, according to an analysis by recruiters Spencer Stuart for The Wall Street Journal. The typical S&P 500 CEO has held the title about 6.6 years."

Cost of the Queen: Less Than $1 Per Person a Year

"Accounts published Monday by Buckingham Palace reveal the total public cost of supporting the monarchy was 38.2 million pounds ($57.8 million) in the year to March 31, the equivalent of 62 pence (94 cents) per person. The total is more than 3 million pounds less than in 2008-2009."

Survey Ranks Obama 15th Best President, Bush Among Worst

"President Obama ranks 15th out of 44 in a poll of the best and worst presidents while former President George W. Bush earns a place in the bottom five, according to the Siena College Research Institute's recent survey of 238 presidential scholars released Thursday."

Author Interview on Dietrich Bonhoeffer

In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Thomas Nelson), author Eric Metaxas uncovers the person behind such Christian classics as The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together. CT editor at large Collin Hansen spoke with Metaxas about Bonhoeffer's life and legacy."

Amid Abuse Scandal, Focus of Church Drifted Away

"Before he became pope, Benedict XVI held a critical decision-making position in the Vatican that had authority over abuse cases, but did not assert it for many years."

Amid Abuse Scandal, Focus of Church Drifted Away

"But church documents and interviews with canon lawyers and bishops cast that 2001 decision and the future pope’s track record in a new and less flattering light. The Vatican took action only after bishops from English-speaking nations became so concerned about resistance from top church officials that the Vatican convened a secret meeting to hear their complaints — an extraordinary example of prelates from across the globe collectively pressing their superiors for reform, and one that had not previously been revealed."