Jeff Haden

Great leaders guide. Great leaders instruct. Great leaders decide. Great leaders communicate. The nature of the job requires talking. A lot.

The key to staying the course over the long term is to build a little flexibility into the plan.

Compared to light activity, six minutes of vigorous exercise produces 5 times more BDNF, the protein that supports brain plasticity.

Research shows your brain can hold you back, but it can also help you push closer to your true limit.

Which makes the road back to that level of fitness much easier than it might feel. I once took a six-year break from lifting weights.

And how Musk's approach to goal-setting, as well as a little science of goal achievement, can benefit you.

More importantly, making a small improvement can reduce your risk of premature death by 13 percent.

Find a way to be at least slightly curious, and the dopamine surge will take care of the rest.

Direct-response advertising, or brand awareness marketing? The answer should be both.

Fortunately, you get to choose whether failure is something to avoid, or learn from.