People tell me that Brené Brown’s work, more than anyone else, is the perfect companion to my work.

Comments after each of Colin Powell’s quotes were written by Mr. Oren Harari, a professor at the University of San Francisco.

Jennifer Aaker, a Stanford professor, and Naomi Bagdonas, an executive coach, say that, even in times of stress and crisis, leaders should use and encourage good humor and levity at work as a way of building employee morale and engagement.

“Good leaders create followers… great leaders create leaders”

“Win the respect of people you respect, and you can forget the rest.”

In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive.

There are only two types of games: finite and infinite. In a finite game, the players are known, the rules are known, and there’s a clear end with a clear winner.

In a happy marriage, it is the wife who provides the climate, the husband the landscape.

If you are not at least a little bit quirky, then you still haven’t found yourself.

Stories help you make sense of your life — but when these narratives are incomplete or misleading, they can keep you stuck instead of providing clarity.

What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken.

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership — starting with a golden circle and the question: ‘Why?’ His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Wright brothers

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy argues that “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can boost feelings of confidence, and might have an impact on our chances for success.