What Really Kills Great Companies: Inertia

"Review the history of the average organization and you’ll discover long periods of incremental fiddling punctuated by occasional bouts of frantic, crisis-driven change. The dynamic is not unlike that of arteriosclerosis: after years of relative inactivity, the slow accretion of arterial plaque is suddenly revealed by the business equivalent of a myocardial infarction. The only option at that juncture is a quadruple bypass: excise the leadership team, slash head count, dump 'non-core' assets and overhaul the balance sheet. . ."

The CEO Educator

"New York City education chief Joel Klein talks about improving inner-city schools, competing globally, and how Jack Welch helps him groom his leadership team."

A Few Other Nobel Peace Prize Candidates

Some of the other candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize have shown selfless or courageous leadership.

Determine Your Ministry Age

"Do your assumptions about leadership reflect the values of your generation?"

Army Agrees Kansas Priest Worthy of Medal of Honor

"As his fellow prisoners of war returned home from the Korean War, they shared stories of self-sacrifice about Rev. Emil Kapaun, the humble priest from Kansas. The prisoners of the 8th Cavalry Regiment spoke of how Kapaun, an Army chaplain, continued to look after his men even though he was wounded and sick himself. Risking his own life, Kapaun would sneak out after dark to scrounge food for those too weak to eat, fashion makeshift containers to collect water and wash their soiled clothes. Kapaun died at the camp hospital seven months after he was first taken captive by the Chinese in 1950. More than a half-century later, the Army's top civilian leader has recommended that Kapaun, who is also a candidate for sainthood, receive the Medal of Honor."

Biden Redefines Role of Vice President

"Joe Biden's vice presidency is shaping up as a mix of his two Democratic predecessors, two of the most influential vice presidents after Dick Cheney."

Workers Think Bosses are Dishonest, Survey Says

"A majority of U.S. workers do not think their bosses are honest, said a survey released on Tuesday, and one in four would fire their boss if they could."