Sander Flaum

The President is ready to spend heavily to help out economy. Let's invest in ideas that carry us forward.

Try this one on for size: Multi-tasking isn't the path to greatness

Everyone makes mistakes; how you handle them is the measure of a true leader

The tech-savvy creative team at Concentric Rx has its sales force mixing work and play

This piece has nothing to do with the Blackstone Group or its CEO, Stephen A. Schwarzman. Well, maybe just a little.

Bill Gates and Warren Buffet: Their legacies will last long after the ink has dried on the latest "World's Richest People" list

The key to becoming a stronghold: Avoid an overfocus on your own business-and never stop being paranoid and opportunistic

Perhaps the biggest mistake a first-time leader can make is waiting until the job actually begins before going to work.

I'm convinced that providence takes a hand in many careers. But it's not a free ride or a guarantee of success. Providence can put you in the right place at the right time. What happens when you're there is up to you.

It's a funny law of nature: 20 percent of the clouds produce 80 percent of the rain. And 20 percent of the people do 80 percent of the work. OK, leader, what do you plan to do about it?