Having brilliant people around you is great, but is brilliance enough?

I can’t even whisper the word for fear people will simply tune me out, but there is a lesson from a couple of race car drivers that is worth your time to hear.

Who tells the President of the United States that his nationally televised speech could have been better if he didn’t have so much oil on his hair?

He was the Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, the Colossus of Clout. Baseball historian Daniel Okrent said of Babe Ruth “he was Beethoven and Cezanne.” He was the original Natural. And while Babe Ruth influenced people everywhere, but who influenced him?

You do not need to be bi-lingual to be a great leader, but there is a Japanese phrase you really ought to know.

It is not always pretty, and it is not always easy, but all effective leaders do this.

There is a payoff for those who read, but sometimes, that payday only comes after some hard work.