If the company depends entirely on you - your creativity, ingenuity, inspiration, salesmanship or charisma - nobody will want to buy it. The risk and the dependency are too great. Margaret Heffernan buycharismacompany Change image and share on social
I'm all for ambition and stretch goals. I set them for myself. But leadership isn't the same as cheerleading. Believing in something is a necessary but absolutely insufficient condition for making it come true. Margaret Heffernan absolutelyambitionbelieve share on social
A great advantage of a large corporation is supposed to be the large pool of talent in which its leaders can find and groom high achievers and successors. Margaret Heffernan achieveradvantagecorporation Change image and share on social
Those in powerless positions aren't about to complain about bullying bosses, abusive supervisors or corrupt co-workers. There is no safe way to do so and no process that promises redress. Margaret Heffernan abusivebossbully Change image and share on social
Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership. Margaret Heffernan feelinvisibleleadership Change image and share on social
In our house, Mother's Day is every day. Father's Day, too. In our house, parents count. They do important work and that work matters. One day just doesn't cut for us. Margaret Heffernan countcutday Change image and share on social
The medical profession is - and knows itself to be - endemically conservative and conformist. Margaret Heffernan conformistconservativeendemically Change image and share on social
Most executives I know are so action-oriented, or action-addicted, that time for reflection is the first casualty of their success. Margaret Heffernan actionaddictcasualty Change image and share on social
The best remote companies I've seen do almost everything online, via email and telephone. But they also get together face to face on a regular basis. Margaret Heffernan basiscompanyemail Change image and share on social
In business, staying focused requires that you turn most opportunities down. Margaret Heffernan businessfocusopportunity Change image and share on social
