Jon B. Becker

Failure in business isn't a matter of if — it's when. Here's a three-step framework to help you recover faster, learn smarter and come back stronger.

We asked someone who has studied workplace engagement for 40 years about leadership. His findings reveal a trust crisis and a surprising solution.

We asked a retired special operations leader about what makes effective leadership. His answer challenges everything you think you know about who gets to lead.

We asked an emergency physician who studies decision-making under pressure about leadership. His insights reveal why the best leaders think like scientists of themselves.

We asked a performance psychologist who trains Elite Warriors and Olympic athletes about leadership. Her insights reveal why the best leaders walk alongside their team, not in front.

We asked a brain scientist what makes a great leader, and his answers were surprising.

Inspector Kevin Cyr cuts through chaos with three clear rules — business leaders should use them to make tough calls under pressure.

This framework stops overthinking and rash moves, ensuring decisions happen at the right level.

There are many well-known tips for hiring the right people, but I learned a phrase from an old colleague that completely transformed how I teach others to hire.

Here's how an ER doctor grapples with loss, failure and persistence — and how you can do the same.

I realized I hadn't fully understood my job.

There are two things you should learn from modern covert operations and espionage. Use them wisely.

Here's why Andy Reid didn't yell back at Travis Kelce during their tense moment on the sideline — and why it was an important moment for leaders everywhere.

In 2012, Harvard mailed out a questionnaire to its alumni. One of their alum, Theodore Kaczynski (The Unabomber), mailed back a response from prison... and Harvard published it, hurting their reputation. Here are three business risk mitigation lessons to learn from the debacle.

There is no easy way to break this to you, but you are the least important person in your business!

Learn how the development of elite tactical units, like the Navy Seals, can create a better team.

Why strong personalities will make your organization excellent.