No one can predict innovation despite the eager pundits. They are ones who profess on talk shows without consequences.

We know these people already. They finger-point everywhere except themselves. They see the office as a jungle and make it so.

When you are leading a team, an unthinking, semi-automatic reaction won’t do. There are inner struggles you can’t and shouldn’t escape.

The real question to any leader is this: Will I be willing to endure the emotional pain to go through the human messiness of argument and truth-seeking?

Short-term pressure—that’s what everyone complains about. They speak openly about the market pressure for short-term performance.

In a decentralized organization, business leaders would directly negotiate. But how do you judge if the deal was overpriced or not?