Stock Soars: 2009 was Great for Female CEOs' Companies

"This may go down as the best year yet for female CEOs of large companies, but those corporate chiefs want to make it clear their success has nothing to do with chromosomes. 'Good leadership is about the person and has little to do with gender,' says Carol Meyrowitz, 55, CEO of retailer TJX Cos. (TJX), a stock that soared 79% in 2009. 'Good leadership and good performance (are) not about any one thing, but a host of factors and circumstances.'"

Best and Worst CEO Buzz of 2009

"Fortune commissioned a statistical analysis of blogosphere chatter to discover which chiefs of Fortune 500 companies garnered the most buzz this year, good and bad."

Oral Roberts Remembered as Charismatic Leader

"For decades, Oral Roberts deftly used television to become one of the nation's most recognized and influential preachers. On Monday, that same medium was used to broadcast the memorial service for the godfather of TV evangelism to tens of millions of homes across the world."

10 Things Not to Say When Firing an Employee

"Here are 10 things you should never say when terminating an employee."

Seven Personality Traits of Effective Leaders

"I've found that some of the most effective leaders share common traits. That is not to suggest that they are personality clones. They do, however, have some things in common."

The Post-Imperial Presidency

"This is an interesting article on how Obama is leading in the area of foreign policy."

Why Introverts Can Make The Best Leaders

"It has been reported that a full 40% of executives describe themselves as introverts, including. . .Bill Gates, the über-investors Warren Buffett and Charles Schwab, Avon's chief executive, Andrea Jung, and the late publishing giant Katharine Graham."