American executives are spending a lot of time in ineffective meetings. Here are some tips to achieve effective collaboration and high-quality decision making by adjusting how teams handle meetings.

Make strategic planning more relevant and successful. Don't focus on the planning document. It's about the team and creating a culture of excitement that produces innovation and drives a company toward high performance.

Investing in women -- especially those who are in developing countries -- leads to larger economic returns, says one former U.S. Ambassador. It leads to better communities, better families, a better country and a better economy.

Key advice about career moments. Some career moments are quite significant. Gain insight by potting those moments in proper perspective, recognizing how each has shaped who we are.

With respect to business ethics, ethical judgment is better overall for those who are nominally religious or highly religious, but narcissism moderates the affects of ethical judgment. Avoid narcisists. They leave a wave of destruction behind them.

Anything that produces pleasure in our brain can become addictive, including your smart phone.

Servant leaders tend to be good role models. They’re self-motivated, ethical and serve their employees humbly without expecting anything in return.

Brands and the organizations that own the brands are finding it difficult to compete and keep up with the complexities in the marketplace.

In America’s increasingly fragmented health care delivery system, one solution may be what’s called a “patient-centered medical home.”

The same neural circuitry in the brain that lights up when we get a kick from social networking is the same neural circuitry that lights up when people get a high from cocaine or similar substances.