CEO Pay Jumped 36.5% Last Year

"After two years of lower pay packages, chief executives at the nation's major companies enjoyed a 36.5% jump in pay last year, according to a leading survey of CEO compensation."

Think Virtual Meetings are Hard? You're Right

"A communications coach explains how to make sure people get what you're trying to say, even if they're also checking their BlackBerrys."

Private-College Presidents Getting Higher Salaries

"Chief executives at 36 private colleges earned more than $1 million in 2009, as the median compensation rose to $385,900, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education."

Study: 84 Percent of Workers Looking to Leave Their Jobs

"A new survey by Right Management, the consulting arm of staffing group Manpower, finds that a whopping 84% of employees are planning on searching for a new job in 2012."

Would You Kill One Person to Save Five? New Research on a Classic Debate

"This dilemma is a famous philosophical conundrum that was originally called the 'trolley problem.' Now a team from Michigan State University's psychology department has used virtual-reality technology to test how we respond psychologically and physiologically when faced with this problem."

Worldwide: The Perils of University Presidency

"Taking on a university presidency is becoming a more and more precarious option–a sinecure it is not. No doubt that is as it should be, but recent events show just how difficult the task of leading a university can now be. No wonder that the average length of tenure of university presidents is declining almost everywhere."

New Zealand Has World's Cleanest Government, Survey Finds

"New Zealand tops the list of the world’s cleanest governments, followed by Finland and Denmark, while Somalia and North Korea tied for the dubious distinction of most corrupt, according to a report Wednesday from Transparency International."

10 Reasons You Don't Want to Be the Boss

"Here are 10 of the toughest parts about being the boss."

Catholic Bishop Gets Deal to Avoid Criminal Charges

"Bishop Robert Finn, the leader of the 134,000-member diocese, is the highest-ranking Catholic official ever to face U.S. criminal charges in a child sexual abuse case. . ."

From Crushing Poverty To South Korea's Presidency

"South Korean President Lee Myung-bak . . . overcame a poverty-stricken childhood to become a student activist, successful business executive and, ultimately, leader of his country."

Group Therapy for Executives

"Decentralized, collaborative leadership requires talented leaders at all levels, not just a few powerful leaders at the top. This raises the question of how companies can develop this next generation of leaders. . ."

57 Members of Congress Among Wealthy 1%

"Fifty-seven members, or roughly 11%, of Congress can count themselves among the top 1% of wealth, with an estimated net worth of $9 million, according to a USA TODAY analysis of personal financial disclosures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics."

U.S. Voters Find Religious Belief Important in a Leader

"Two-thirds of Americans believe it is important for a presidential candidate to have strong religious beliefs, even if those beliefs are different than their own, a survey released on Tuesday found."

Nixon's Secret Testimony in Watergate Scandal to be Released

"Richard Nixon's grand jury testimony about the Watergate scandal that destroyed his presidency is finally coming to light."

How Flexible Work Actually Works

"Imagine unlimited paid vacation and sick leave, with no mandated office hours. Chaos, right? Not according to a handful of award-winning employers profiled in a new report on effective workplaces."

Half Of Young Professionals Value Facebook Access, Smartphone Options Over Salary

"Cisco surveyed 1,400 college students aged 18 to 23, and 1,400 young professionals under the age of 30 across 14 countries. HR and IT managers take note: 'The growing use of the Internet and mobile devices in the workplace is creating a significant impact on job decisions, hiring and work-life balance.'"

10 Worst Stereotypes About Powerful Women

"While male leaders are allowed to have complex personalities, powerful women are often summed up by hackneyed stereotypes that undermine them and their power."

How to Be a Leader at IBM

"Fortune sat down with Randy MacDonald, IBM's worldwide HR czar, to learn how the company trains global leaders."

25 Top Companies for Leaders

"All of these companies go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to grooming talent from within."

Forbes: Most Powerful People 2011

"What do the president of the United States, the Dalai Lama, a billionaire drug dealer and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg all have in common? They are all featured on Forbes' annual ranking of the world’s most powerful people."

Obama is on the Rise Politically

"A new Quinnipiac Poll gives Obama an approval rating of 47% -- not great, to be sure, but better than the 41% he rang up in the same poll last month. Obama's approval rating in the Gallup daily tracking poll is only 43%, but he was below 40% just recently."

Hating Incumbency and Incumbents Too

"According to a poll, only 33 percent of registered voters believe their own lawmaker deserved to be re-elected."

At Best Places to Work, Trust, Pride and Camaraderie Overshadow Pay

"The Great Place to Work Institute examines elements that make for a standout workplace and has released its first-ever list of multinational companies most successful at keeping their employees happy."

Girls Given Equal Rights to British Throne Under Law Changes

"Sons and daughters of British monarchs will have an equal right to the throne under changes to the United Kingdom's succession laws agreed to Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron said."

Assassinated President's Story Surprisingly Fascinating

"James Garfield, the 20th U.S. president, is a largely forgotten historical footnote because he was shot four months after taking office and died an agonizing two months later, serving only 200 days."

Mixed Results on Efforts to Include More Women at the Corporate Board Table

"Although women have been steadily gaining ground for years in the workforce, both in the U.S. and abroad, they still occupy a very small number of board seats in big companies."

How a Few Bad Apples Ruin Everything

"A growing body of research suggests that having just a few nasty, lazy or incompetent characters around can ruin the performance of a team or an entire organization—no matter how stellar the other employees."

Why Companies are Often Terrible at Changing

". . . a survey published in 2011 by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Celerant Consulting (Sharlene's employer) found that despite increases in both executive time and spending, companies are simply not that good at changing, failing nearly half of the time (44%)."

Inside the Mind of a Motivated Employee

"Bosses must not only remove the things that discourage employee motivation but must also insert positive elements in their stead."

Top 15 Toppled Dictators

"After 42 years in power in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi met his demise Oct. 20. TIME takes a look at other dictators who have been overthrown by their own people."

Fortune: 40 Under 40 (Young Stars in Business, Worldwide)

"They're the hottest young stars in business across the globe. They're innovators, disrupters, and job creators."

How to Be a More Mature Leader

"Childish behavior? Plenty of it to go around in Corporate America, says Harvard blogger Richard Davis."

Troubled Kid Becomes Principal

"'I'm an assistant principal at the school that expelled me. I left 15 years ago in a police car,' he said about the day he pointed a toy gun at another driver who turned out to be an off-duty police officer."

U.S. Bishop Is Charged With Failing to Report Abuse

"The indictment of Robert Finn is the first ever of a Roman Catholic bishop in the 25 years since the scandal over sexual abuse by priests first became public in the United States."

Punishments Handed Down in Atlanta School Cheating Scandal

"Three administrators in the public school system here have had their certificates revoked as punishment for changing answers on students standardized tests. Georgia's Professional Standards Commission issued punishments Thursday to 11 educators implicated in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Eight teachers received a two-year suspension of their teaching certificates."

Many Employees Do Not Want the Boss's Job

"A new survey from staffing firm OfficeTeam finds that more than three-fourths of office workers don’t want their boss’s job."

CEO Confidence Declines Again, At Two-Year Low

"The Conference Board’s measure of chief executive confidence declined further in the third quarter. The measure now stands at 42, versus 55 in the second quarter, the board says in a statement, noting that a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses."

Why Pedro Pires Won the $5 Million Ibrahim Prize for African Governance

"Cape Verde's former president Pedro Pires won the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for good governance both for how he eased his nation's indebtedness, and for his willingness to step down from power."

The Old Work of the New Board

"Trustees are wise to wonder if their boards have the right organization and processes to handle the challenges confronting higher education in a difficult economy. . ."

Civil Rights Leader Fred Shuttlesworth Dies

"The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a major leader in the civil rights movement who was beaten, bombed and injured by fire hoses, died in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday at age 89."

Fortune: 25 Highest-Paid Women

"Oracle's Safra Catz raked in a whopping $42 million in total compensation last year. See how much the other top earners took home."

Jim Collins: How to Manage Through Chaos

"It's one thing to rise to greatness. It's another to do so in a time of upheaval, disruption, and economic turmoil (hello, 2011). How do some companies do it? Management guru Jim Collins shares the answers for the first time here."

10 Global Women on the Rise

Here are 10 newcomers to this year's list of global power brokers.

Jim Collins: In His Own Words

"What's behind a giant multiyear research project like the one that became Great by Choice? Fortune's Geoff Colvin asked Collins what inspired him, what surprised him, and what may be next."

HP's Whitman Sets the Record for Female Fortune 500 CEOs

"With Meg Whitman nabbing the CEO job at Hewlett-Packard--and the four women at the bottom of this list (below) new to the top job this year--America now has 15 female Fortune 500 CEOs."

U.S. CEOs' View of Economy Deteriorating

"U.S. chief executives' view of the economy deteriorated sharply in the third quarter, with the number who expect to cut jobs roughly doubling, according to a survey released on Thursday."

Fortune: 50 Most Powerful Women in Business

This is Fortune magazine's "annual ranking of America's leading businesswomen." You also can see the ranking from several previous years.

Record 81% Unhappy With Way US Is Governed

"Majorities of Democrats and Republicans alike are unhappy with the US government, leading to a record high of 81% who are dissatisfied with the way America is bring governed, the latest Gallup poll shows."

The Secrets of a Principal Who Makes Things Work

Article discussing "Jacqui Getz, 51, the new principal of Public School 126, a high-poverty school in Chinatown."

Record 81% Unhappy With Way US Is Governed

"Majorities of Democrats and Republicans alike are unhappy with the US government, leading to a record high of 81% who are dissatisfied with the way America is bring governed, the latest Gallup poll shows."

HP's Whitman Sets the Record for Female Fortune 500 CEOs

"With Meg Whitman nabbing the CEO job at Hewlett-Packard--and the four women at the bottom of this list (below) new to the top job this year--America now has 15 female Fortune 500 CEOs."

Survey: Birth Order Affects Job, Salary

". . .it turns out that first-born kids are the most likely to earn six figure salaries and hold a top executive position among workers with siblings, according to findings from jobs website CareerBuilder.com. Meanwhile, middle kids are the most likely to report holding an entry-level spot and earning less than $35,000, while siblings born last are the most likely to work in middle management."

Two Versions Of The Perfect Leader Go Head To Head. Who Triumphs?

"What kind of leader do people want? Moreover, what kind of leader should I be if I want to rise to the top? Research suggests two different and somewhat contradictory answers."

News of Politicians Not That Influential

"News coverage of U.S. politicians and their rhetoric appears to have less influence on the public compared to other news coverage, a political scientist says."

Peer Pressure is Brain Hardwired

"A part of the brain associated with rewards showed higher activity when a person wins among peers, compared to winning alone, U.S. researchers say."

Male Bosses Still Preferred over Female Ones

"Almost half of U.S. workers say they don't care if they have male or a female boss, a Gallup poll suggests. While 32 percent of those polled said they would prefer to work for a male and 22 percent said they preferred to work for a female, the edge for a male boss is the smallest it has been since Gallup began asking the question in 1953."

US Falls to 5th in Global Competitiveness, Survey Shows

"The U.S. has tumbled further down a global ranking of the world's most competitive economies, landing at fifth place because of its huge deficits and declining public faith in government, a global economic group said Wednesday."

Companies That Make Their Employees Happier

". . .the happiest employees in the U.S. credit their bliss to first-rate employee incentives, ample benefits, career advancement programs and great work-life balance."

What Leads to Willful Blindness?

"Author Margaret Heffernan discusses the psychological pressures that can lead to willful blindness, especially in the corporate world."

Plan Tomorrow's Leadership Today, Investors Urge

"Many of the world's biggest companies are failing to devise solid succession plans for the brand-heroes seen as the engines behind their businesses, investors say."

Some CEO Pay More Than Firms' Taxes

"Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a study by a Washington think tank said."

West Virginia Learns Finland's 'Most Honorable Profession': Teacher

"When newly minted West Virginia Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Paine told parents, teachers and educators in 2005 that he wanted to use Finland as a model for their education system, he got a lot of blank stares. . ."

College Presidents Are Bullish on Online Education but Face Skeptical Public

"Delivering courses in cyberclassrooms has gained broad acceptance among top college leaders, but the general public is far less convinced of online education's quality, according to new survey data released this week by the Pew Research Center, in association with The Chronicle."

Getting a Grip on Power: 10 Tips for a Successful Career

"Ever since Fortune, in 1998, started ranking the top women in business (yes, we were first), I've been asking the stars of the Most Powerful Women list how they reached the top and how they stay there. One month away from revealing our 2011 MPW rankings, now seems a good time to share some of their best career tips."

School Superintendent Gives Up $800,000 in Pay

"Powell's generosity is more than just a gesture in a region with some of the nation's highest rates of unemployment. As he prepares for retirement, he wants to ensure that his pet projects survive California budget cuts."

Poll Finds Disapproval of Congress at All-Time High

"Americans are plenty angry at Congress in the aftermath of the debt crisis and Republicans could pay the greatest price, a new Associated Press-GfK poll suggests."

Early Risers and Professional Success

"As part of research published last year by Harvard Business Review, biologist Christoph Randler found that people who were most energetic in the mornings were more likely to identify long-range goals for themselves and feel in charge of making things happen."

Leadership and Mental Illness

"In his new book, A First Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness, Ghaemi lays out the argument that leaders with some mental illnesses, particularly mania or depression, are often better in times of crisis."

Report: Majority of Congress With No Education in Business

"Almost 80 percent of lawmakers have no academic background in business or economics, even as Congress grapples with deficits, unemployment and other economic issues of tremendous complexity, according to an independent analysis released Tuesday."

Psychology of Making Near-Future Predictions

"With one of the first studies of its kind, researchers at Washington University say they are unlocking the process our brain uses to make these everyday near-future predictions."

German Chancellor Merkel Tops Powerful Women List

"German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women, which is dominated by politicians, businesswomen and leaders in media and entertainment." Full list is here

Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?

Decision fatigue "is the newest discovery involving a phenomenon called ego depletion. . ."

Nice Guys Earn Less, Study Finds

"There are upsides to being nice in the office, such as being better liked by co-workers, the authors say, pointing to a raft of earlier studies. But the bottom line, according to four studies they conducted, is that 'agreeableness is negatively related to income and earnings.""

Study: Your Hostile Workplace May Be Killing You

"The 20-year study, by researchers at Tel Aviv University, sought to examine the relationship between the workplace and a person's risk of death . . . People who reported having little or no social support from their co-workers were 2.4 times more likely to die during the course of the study than those who said they had close, supportive bonds with their workmates."

Study: Narcissists Don't Make Good Leaders

"Narcissists rise to the top because people think their confidence, dominance and self-esteem make them good leaders -- but they're not, Dutch researchers say."

Women Take Different Risks Than Men

"Conventional wisdom holds that women take fewer risks than men but U.S. researchers say women take different kinds of risks than men, such as social risks."

Incivility a Growing Problem at Work, Psychologists Say

"'Workplace incivility' is on the rise, researchers said Sunday at the American Psychological Association annual meeting."

Economic Turmoil and Leadership Like Churchill

Interesting article where David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst, discusses the leadership of Churchill

The Presidency Takes its Toll (Slideshow)

The Presidency Takes its Toll (Slideshow)

Small Business Employees Are Feeling Less Loyal, Survey Finds

"According a recent study by MetLife, 'The 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits,' only 44% of small business employees feel loyal toward the company they worked for in 2010, down from 62% in 2008."

Employees Lack Trust in their Company's Leaders

"A new poll of nearly 2,000 employees finds that only 10 percent of employees trust management to make the right decision in times of uncertainty. Just 14 percent of the employees polled by Maritz Research believe their company’s leaders are ethical and honest."

Special Report: The Next CEO

"All about CEO succession: How future chief executive officers are selected, groomed, and moved into the corner office."

Interview with Max Lucado on Pastoral Authority

"His latest book, Max on Life: Answers and Insights to Your Most Important Questions (Nelson, 2010), is a series of questions and answers gleaned from his years at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Drew Dyck talked with Max about responding to tough questions and the best uses of a pastor's authority."

Great Colleges to Work For Survey 2011

Great Colleges to Work For Survey 2011

Articles on Hiring Administrators in Higher Education

Articles on hiring administrators within and outside the university.

Ireland Unveils New Report on Catholic Child Abuse

"A new investigation into the Catholic Church's chronic cover-up of child abuse found Wednesday that a rural diocese and its bishop ignored Irish church rules requiring all suspected molestation cases to be reported to police — and the Vatican encouraged this concealment."

Global 500 Women CEOs

"Powerful women in business have enjoyed several victories over the past 12 months. Here's a look at the women CEOs whose companies have made this year's Global 500 list and how they made it to where they are today."

112th Congress is One of the Least Productive in Years

"The 112th Congress is on pace to be one of the least productive in recent memory — as measured by votes taken, bills made into laws, nominees approved. By most of those metrics, this crowd is underperforming even the "do-nothing Congress" of 1948, as Harry Truman dubbed it."

Susy Welsh Article - Five Mistakes Women Bosses Make

". . . there are a handful of mistakes women bosses tend to make more than men—five, to be exact. Not that men don't make these mistakes; they do, but much less often. Why? The explanation, in each case, has its roots in cultural and social traditions, and maybe even genetics. In the end, understanding why women make these mistakes is less important than understanding how they can avoid them."

Probe Finds Cheating by Educators in Atlanta School District

"Special state investigators have uncovered a decade of organized, systemic cheating in the Atlantic school district by scores of educators, including 38 principals, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports."

Corporate Finance Chiefs' Pay Up 19%

"Chief financial officers are taking on more responsibility and getting paid more for it, as their companies come off a successful year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The 2010 median salaries of CFOs for S&P 500 companies increased by 19 percent from a year earlier to $2.9 million, the paper's survey showed. Pay fell 5 percent in 2009 from 2008."

Blagojevich Guilty of Trying to Sell Obama's Old Senate Seat

"The federal jury found him guilty on 17 of 20 counts of corruption. The jury deadlocked on two counts and found him not guilty of one count."

Who Really Wants to be President?

Interview with presidential historian Alvin Felzenberg, author of The Leaders We Deserved and a Few We Didn't: Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game.

Pauline Nyiramasuhuko: Profile of Rwandan Woman Killer

"Sixty-five-year old Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, who has been sentenced to life in prison, has been described as a tyrant and one of the key players in instigating the Rwandan genocide in the south-western border town of Butare."

Half of U.S. Evangelical Leaders Gloomy About Future, Study Finds

"Half the world's evangelical Protestant leaders are optimistic about the future, confident that evangelical Christians have an increasing influence in their countries and that things will be better for them in five years. The other half are pessimists, convinced they're losing influence on the life of their countries and mostly not persuaded that things will be better for Christianity where they live in the future."

Mission Critical: 15 Principles to Help Leaders Meet Their Toughest Challenges

"In his new book, The Leader's Checklist, Wharton management professor Michael Useem presents a collection of 15 principles that can help leaders navigate successfully through even the most difficult circumstances. . .Useem, who is director of Wharton's Center for Leadership and Change Management, talked with Knowledge@Wharton about his book."

The 2010 Global IBM CEO Study

The 2010 Global IBM CEO Study involved "over 1500 face-to-face interviews—the largest known study of its kind with CEOs from companies of all sizes across 60 countries, representing 33 industries." A Youtube discussion summarizing some of the results of the study is here.

Why American Management Rules the World

"The U.S. may lag at soccer, but Americans are the Brazilians of the boardroom, according to a group of European researchers."

Human Hands, God's Fingerprints

"We asked pastors and worship planners how they design times of worship that lead to Christ-likeness, not just to more hard-to-please consumers of worship services."

Access and Equity -- Worldwide

"University leaders from approximately 80 countries gathered for the triennial International Association of University Presidents conference this weekend."

Catholic Bishops Keep Abuse Prevention Policy

"The nation's Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday renewed their plan to prevent clergy sex abuse, making only minor revisions despite lapses in some dioceses that created pressure for more dramatic change."

Southern Baptists Adopt Plan to Appeal to Minorities

"With the election of a black pastor to a senior position this week and a new action plan to increase ethnic diversity in its leadership, the Southern Baptist Convention has taken its most concrete steps yet to overcome a history of racial exclusion and to broaden its appeal in a changing American population."

Workers Not as Loyal as Companies Think

"Recently, insurance and financial services firm MetLife released a new study indicating that not only is employee loyalty at its lowest point since 2008, but that some employers evidently aren't aware of this fact."

Tough Calls: How 40 CEOs Made Their Career-defining Decisions

"Motivated by his own experience, Steinbaum decided to explore similar defining moments of other CEOs. The results of his efforts have been compiled in an insightful volume titled, 'Tough Calls from the Corner Office: Top Business Leaders Reveal Their Career-Defining Moments.'"

Fortune 500 CEOs: Where Did They Go to B-School?

Interesting information both on Fortune 500 CEOs and their Business Schools and millionaires who did not attend college.

Slow Turnover Rate for CEOs

"About 11.6% of CEOs left their job last year, the slowest rate of turnover since 2003, according to an analysis of 2,500 public companies released Tuesday by consulting firm Booz & Co. The rate dropped from 14.3% in 2009."

TIME Article: What Makes Powerful Men Behave So Badly?

Article considering "former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger" and "IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who formally resigned on May 18, 2011."

Study: Changes Of 1960s Behind Church's Abuse Crisis

"Why did the Roman Catholic Church experience a sexual abuse crisis? There are no simple answers, according to a five-year study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice that was released on Wednesday. But the reasons suggested in the report are unlikely to satisfy critics of the church."

Poll: Americans as Unhappy as Ever with Congress

"Americans voted to turn over control of Congress to Republicans last fall, but a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds they remain as unhappy as they have ever been with Capitol Hill."

Presidents Are Divided on Best Ways to Measure Quality

"When asked how the public should assess colleges, their leaders cited measures whose reliability is often questioned: graduation rates and accreditation."

Fewer Than Half of College Presidents Say Athletics Has Positive Financial Impact

"Only a quarter of college presidents at four-year public universities say intercollegiate athletics has a positive financial impact on their institutions, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, in association with The Chronicle. Thirty-nine percent of presidents at four-year, private universities say it does."

Most Presidents Prefer No Tenure for Majority of Faculty

"Across higher education, a significant number say they would prefer long-term contracts for full-time professors."

Crisis of Confidence Among Presidents Threatens Colleges

"More than a third of presidents think the industry they lead is heading in the wrong direction."

Doubling Your Strengths?

By learning how to exploit your 'weaknesses,' you can turn them to your advantage."

Analysis: Mike Sheehan (CEO of Hill Holliday) on Taking Over

"Respect for a founder's unique role in company culture is key to preserving the best of it, says the CEO of Hill Holliday."

Presbyterian Church U.S.A. to Allow Gay and Lesbian Clergy

"The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Tuesday voted to allow the ordination of openly gay and lesbian ministers."

Minorities Lose Ground in Big Corporate Boardrooms

"The 2010 Alliance for Board Diversity Census, released this week, found that as of last year white men made up 72.9 percent of board members at the nation's 100 largest companies, up from 71.2 percent in 2004, when the board last analyzed the data."

Older Baby Boomers Say They Get More Respect at Work

"Nearly half of those born between 1946 and 1964 now work for a younger boss, and most report that they are older than most colleagues. But 61% of baby boomers surveyed said their age is not an issue at work, while 25% called it an asset. Only 14% classified getting older as a workplace liability."

New Leader in European Higher Education

"The first female president of the European University Association has vowed to use her term of office to smash the glass ceiling for women working in higher education."

Nicky Cruz: David Wilkerson 'Never Lost His Heart'

"Wilkerson 'never lost his heart' for the world's needy people, Cruz said. The two of them worked together to run Teen Challenge, a network of rehabilitation centers dedicated to healing drug and alcohol addiction and other 'life-controlling problems.' Later, Wilkerson moved back to New York to start Times Square Church, and Cruz set out on his own evangelistic ministry."

Ten Women on Top: Powerful Women CEOs

"Here's a look at 10 high-powered female CEOs who have taken the business world by storm."

Message to Executives: Stop Multitasking

"In the wash of information I looked at for our series, 'Your Brain On Computers,' I missed the publication in January of 'Recovering from Information Overload,' an article that advises corporate executives on the 'perils of multitasking.'"

25 Most Powerful Businesspeople in Asia

"Our inaugural ranking of Asia's most powerful people in business reflects a major power shift in the region, from Japan to China, India, and beyond."

A Manager, a Minister, and the Faith that Changed Baseball

"Sometimes, matters of faith have a quiet yet powerful way of influencing history."

A Timeline of Mubarak's Rise and Rule

"Hosni Mubarak came to power in Egypt nearly 30 years ago. Here's a look at his tenure."

20 Highest Paid CEOs

"These lucky corporate chiefs took home the most pay in 2010. Some saw their compensation more than double — even triple! — from a year earlier."

The Despot Index

"More than 400 million people live under the iron fist of these nasty tyrants. As Muammar Gaddafi and Bashar al-Assad fire on their own people, check out their allies in oppression and corruption."

TIME Article - "Air Boss"

"Operation Odyssey Dawn also marked the first time in U.S. history that a woman commanded a military air campaign."

CEO Pay Rose 27 Percent in 2010

"...median CEO pay jumped 27% in 2010 as the executives’ compensation started working its way back to prerecession levels, a USA TODAY analysis of data from GovernanceMetrics International found."

How the 'Obama Doctrine' Compares with Predecessors

"U.S. presidents throughout modern history have developed their own foreign policy doctrines as conflicts around the world tested their leadership."

Employee Loyalty is at a Three-Year Low

"Employee loyalty is at a three-year low, but many employers are precariously unaware of the morale meltdown, according to a study out today."

Nine U.S. Presidents Attacked Since Civil War

"Ronald Reagan, shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr., on March 30, 1981, was the ninth American president, in or out of office, to be the target of an assassination attempt since the Civil War. Four presidents were killed."

Analysis: Science of Predicting Change Enjoys Fertile Times

"Times of change can be drastic -- revolutions topple dictators, extreme weather kills tens of thousands and market crashes plunge people into poverty -- but for scientists studying complex systems they are fertile ground."

16 of History's Most Rebellious Women

"In honor of International Women's Day, TIME looks at some unlikely revolutionaries, from Joan of Arc to Harriet Tubman and a modern-day mother of three who became a key democracy activist in Yemen."

Philadelphia Fears Abusive Priests Are Still Active

"Three weeks after a scathing grand jury report accused the Philadelphia Archdiocese of providing safe haven for as many as 37 priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse or inappropriate behavior toward minors, most of those priests remain active in the ministry."

U.S. Dept. of Commerce: Women in America

"Women have higher graduation rates than men at all academic levels and by 2019 they are projected to account for 60 percent of all American undergraduates. In 2009, they accounted for more than half of all people employed in management and professional occupations. But at all levels of education, women still earn only 75 percent of what men earn. Those are among the nuggets contained in a new statistical compendium, Women in America, released on March 1, 2011. by the White House."

For Claremont’s Female Presidents, ‘It’s Not Lonely at the Top’

"Women who are college presidents, says one of them, 'came up through a system that saw you as talented and ambitious, and didn’t understand why you would want to be that way.'"

Boardrooms Get Grayer

"More boards are allowing directors to be 75 years old or older, saying that seasoned retirees are an important pool of talent. Some investors object, however, saying too many get entrenched."

The Science of Making Decisions

"The Twitterization of our culture has revolutionized our lives, but with an unintended consequence—our overloaded brains freeze when we have to make decisions."

Emotions Influence More Behavior

"The difference between moral reasoning and behavior is emotion, suggest Toronto researchers who found fear, guilt and love play a key role in moral action."

Author Interview: Why Leaders Lie (NPR Podcast)

"When is it all right for leaders to lie to other leaders, other nations or their own? Political scientist John Mearsheimer poses that provocative question in his new book, Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics."

Jobs Before They Were President

"Everybody has to start somewhere. That includes all of the celebrities, billionaires, executives and CEOs of the world -- even U.S. presidents. So where did they begin their careers? Read on to find out what 11 U.S. presidents did before landing in office."

Website a Window into John F. Kennedy's Oval Office

"The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston has launched 'The President's Desk,' an interactive website that seats users at Kennedy's desk and displays multimedia presentations of aspects of his life and administration."

Corner Office Videos

The Corner Office Videos offer brief insights on CEOs and business. The videos generally are just 5 to 10 minutes in length. The one linked here is on "How Young CEOs See the World."

U.S. Plan to Replace Principals Hits Snag: Who Will Step In?

"The aggressive $4 billion program begun by the Obama administration in 2009 to radically transform the country’s worst schools included, as its centerpiece, a plan to install new principals to overhaul most of the failing schools. That policy decision, though, ran into a difficult reality: there simply were not enough qualified principals-in-waiting to take over."

Should More CEOs Be Fired?

"New research suggests that more CEOs would be shown the door if not for their personal ties with their boards, suggesting that it's time to rethink hiring and firing practices and the CEO's role at public companies."

Women Who 'Self-Monitored' Their Assertiveness Had Three Times as Many Promotions

". . . according to a recent study, women who self-monitor their so-called masculine behavior use it to their advantage and get more work promotions than both men and other women."

Top 25 Political Icons

"Feb. 6 marks the 100th birthday of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Few political figures in recent memory have matched the Gipper's charisma or enduring appeal. We look at other world leaders whose legacies have stood the test of time."

Obama Delivers Major Speech on Personal Faith

"President Barack Obama gave an unusually personal speech about his religious faith on Thursday, saying that 'it is the biblical injunction to serve the least of these that keeps me going and keeps me from being overwhelmed,' in address to a prayer breakfast in Washington."

Patterns of Speech: 75 Years of the State of the Union Addresses

Interactive graphic - "A historical look, over 75 years, at how often presidents used selected words in their State of the Union addresses."

Study: Women in Congress Out-Do Men

"U.S. congresswomen consistently outperform their male counterparts on several measures of job performance, a study says."

Ronald Reagan: A 'Folklore' President Who Led a Revolution

"A C-SPAN survey of 65 historians in 2009 ranked Reagan near the top tier of presidents, 10th of 42. A Siena College poll of 238 presidential scholars in 2010 put him in the middle range, 18th of 43, though he ranked in the top five for communication skills, leadership of his party — and luck."

Why Do Women Shy From Competitive Jobs?

"Do you like competing with your coworkers? If the answer is yes, you're probably male. Men are 94 percent more likely than women to apply for a job with a salary potential that is dependent on outperforming their colleagues, according to a large new study from the University of Chicago."

Author Interview: Andrew Johnson, One Of The Worst U.S. Presidents

There is a short article on the site as well as a link to the full 30 Minute Podcast of the interview with this Pulitzer-Prize winning author.

Vatican Warned Irish Bishops Not to Report Abuse

"A newly revealed 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland's Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police — a disclosure that victims groups described as 'the smoking gun' needed to show that the Vatican enforced a worldwide culture of cover-up."

FDR Tops Rankings of U.S. Presidents: UK Survey

"Franklin D. Roosevelt, who steered the U.S. economy through the Great Depression and World War Two, has come out on top of the first survey of presidential performance by UK academics."

Slideshow: The 25 Most Influential Black American Leaders of All Time

"This slideshow provides the Grio's 2011 African-American Leadership Survey selections of most influential black American leaders of all time."

Trust Your Gut...But Only Sometimes

A "new study finds that the trustworthiness of our intuition is really influenced by what is happening physically in our bodies."

The Most Influential CEOs Under 30

"Small business Web site Under30CEO recently polled its readers to find out who they deemed to be the 30 most influential CEOs under the age of 30. Influence was judged on how much the person’s ventures were impacting the world and the way we live everyday. Here’s a look at the top 10."

Leadership That Works: A Study of Theological School Presidents

"Character is a better predictor of seminary presidents’ success than credentials are, according to a new study by Auburn Theological Seminary, in New York, based on surveys of seminary administrators and campus visits. A report on the study, “Leadership That Works,” recommends that seminaries set a strategic direction before a presidential search begins, and then focus on candidates’ character and capacity."