Every person and thing has a future. It’s one step from now…an indefinite time yet to come. When most people think of the future, they envision growth, advancement or development. This inevitably leads to thoughts about dreams, hopes and positive expectations [...]

There’s a line in the movie G.I. Jane where one of the characters says to the heroine, “When I want to know your opinion, I’ll tell you.” Unfortunately, this describes too many managers who think they are leading but in reality are only bullying the people who work for them. This type of leadership bully comes in all sizes, shapes and genders. Their main thrust is to tell others what to think and usually this means having the same viewpoint as the leadership bully. These people don’t seem to understand that telling someone what to think is not the same as listening to someone express their own reasoned opinions.

Many times we look at individuals of seemingly equal abilities and wonder why some are more successful than others and why for some, things just seem to happen the way they should. This is true in all areas of life, but recently I had an opportunity to observe this in a practical manner [...]