If Harvard were a religion
Leadership values that underpin the Mormon faith are the same ones taught at Harvard Business School.
How the Mormon church teaches priesthood holders to lead
Among the church’s most famous lay priests is presidential candidate and one-time bishop Mitt Romney.
Man on a mission: Romney in France
France is not a natural place to try to find converts to Mormonism.
Speaking of faith
Romney doesn’t speak enough about one of the most formative influences on his leadership: his faith.
Losing a leader in Richard Lugar
It’s not just a defeat for moderation in the Republican party. It’s also a loss for that quality we at one time liked in our leaders.
A leadership look at Obama’s gay-marriage announcement
A key element of leadership: Raising one’s voice when, even if not the perfect moment, it still has the opportunity to make the biggest impact.
How powerful men and women talk
Women tend to speak less in groups because they fear that being too outspoken can be off-putting. Not men, a study finds.
The art of the Zuckerberg hoodie
The hoodie is to Zuckerberg what black turtlenecks and jeans were to Steve Jobs.
François Hollande’s leadership style
The picture that’s emerging of Hollande’s leadership style doesn’t exactly line up with the traits it takes to implement an agenda of such radical change.
Changes in training our soldiers
Army leadership is rethinking its training programs — which in part will mean bringing regular troops and Special Operations forces together.
Ask the Fedcoach
Words of thanks for federal employees
From President Obama to Secretary Clinton, many leaders in Washington took the time to recognize the work of those in public service this week. Here are highlights of what they said.
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Marking Public Service Recognition Week
What are you doing to thank and recognize your employees during this week? Here are some ideas.
Ask the Fedcoach
Improving your agency’s leadership clout
I’ve got some good and bad news for federal leaders.
Ask the Fedcoach
Federal leadership amid government scandal
Here’s some advice for keeping your team engaged and committed amid the scandal frenzy.
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Killing employees’ work life
In studying what makes people happy at work, we also learned a lot about misery.
The Zen of Woody Allen
The most surprising thing I’ve learned about Woody Allen after making a documentary on him?
Rolodex that redefined power
You’ve probably never heard of Pattie Sellers. But Warren Buffett has. And Oprah Winfrey.
A love note to the workaholic
OPINION | Pressure to achieve on the job may cost us the social vulnerability that is key to romance.
Mr. Schmidt goes to Washington
Google’s chairman and former CEO reflects on his first time testifying before Congress, and what Washington does and doesn’t understand about Silicon Valley.
Squeaky wheels, no grease?
Recent research reveals that women do ask for raises. They just don’t get as much in return.
How to be a bad boss
GALLERY | Washington Post readers share ”advice” for making employees miserable.
(Reader comment from Washington Post article "How to completely, utterly destroy an employee's work life")
Video: BET’s Debra Lee on leadership
The chairman and CEO of BET Networks shares her definition of leadership in an interview with the Washington Post's Lillian Cunningham.
WATCH | Gov. Christie says his son's leadership class uses The Washington Post's "On Leadership" section every day.
The executive chairman and former CEO of Google defines what leadership has come to mean for him.
What is leadership? Eight of the 2011 Service to America award winners, recognized by the Partnership for Public Service for their outstanding contributions as federal workers, answer the question.
The former U.S. Representative on the leadership lessons she learned as a woman in Congress.
The former secretary of Homeland Security on motivating his staff around a difficult mission of cracking down on illegal immigration.
The first female director of the USGS on why she hates that label and the unique challenge of leading an organization of scientists.
The best new leadership books
PHOTO GALLERY | Leadership experts share their picks on the year’s top reads.
Research Round-up
Steven Pearlstein
Hostage-taking on the Silver Line
If you want a perfect example of why government has become dysfunctional, look no further than Loudoun County, Va.
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Two can play airline bankruptcy game
COLUMN | Airlines had been using bankruptcy to rob unions of power — until now at American Airlines.
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How could SAIC miss this?
OPINION | What is fascinating about the CityTime debacle is how many times SAIC was warned about irregularities and potential fraud without ever doing anything about it.
Recent leadership roundtables
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The clothing effect
New research shows that wearing certain items of clothing could improve your performance.
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Setting your creativity clock
Are you a night person? A morning person? New research finds you’re most creative at a different hour than you’d think.
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Goldman Sachs and the fantasy job exit
When someone heads for the exit so publicly, it seems to tap a collective need to vent about our jobs.
Leadership Books
Serial Innovators
McKinsey executive Claudio Feser delves into economics, sociology, neuroscience and psychology.
I'd Rather Be in Charge
Legendary advertising exec Charlotte Beers focuses on the skills women need to pursue leadership roles.
Managing your manager
You can have a more positive, productive professional life if you understand your supervisors and handle them accordingly.
Q&As
- CPSC’s Inez Moore Tenenbaum
- USTDA’s Leocadia Zak
- Naval Sea System Command’s Brian Persons
- US Fish and Wildlife Services’ Daniel Ashe
- FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
- NASA’s Patrick Scheuermann
- Department of Energy’s Michael Kane
- FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz
- GPO CEO Davita Vance-Cooks
- National Science Foundation’s Subra Suresh
- Baylor basketball coach Kim Mulkey
- Google Chairman Eric Schmidt
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Winners share their advice
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