JULIE MORGENSTERN

Being a leader is a little like being a parent. You have all the best intentions of how great you will be and how you will avoid the mistakes you see other people make.

But, people in a leadership role find it is not that easy; they have too much to do and not enough time; they don't p...

The 'deathbed' is not a representative state of life. What you desire when you are there might not have much in common with the most meaningful or satisfactory life you could have led.

• The deathbed-you has no future, only present and memories.
•  People on their deathbe...

It's important to keep in mind:

• A new leader's much more closely watched in his actions than a veteran.
• When newcomers demonstrate virtue and do great feats, they attract and inv...