Charisma is not a substitute for genuine leadership. These five steps can help you develop, and blend, the two. Leadership charisma and personal charisma are very different things. Personal charisma is centered on the individual, as is the case with celebrities. Here are several things to consider when growing your own leadership charisma. Bad idea. MORE >>

[Follow Me on Twitter] A few relevant scenes from the recent blockbuster Moneyball: Peter Brand: Billy, Pena is an All Star. And if you dump him and this Hatteberg thing doesn’t work out the way that we want it to, you know, this is…this is the kind of decision that gets you fired. It is! Billy Beane: Yes, you’re right. I [.]. MORE >>

Mangers make the mistake of assuming that a team is formed by bringing people together to work on the same projects or workspaces. Even if a group of people works in cooperation, are in constant interaction with each other MORE >>

In January 2010, I remember shaking Founder Collective’s   Eric Paley ‘s hand after pitching Yipit to him for an hour and struggling to smile as we left his office. The meeting had been a complete disaster. Founder Collective wasn’t going to be investing. Maybe nobody would. I Getting the Meeting. He was right. felt defeated. MORE >>

You may not want to hear some of these things--but your project will be better for it. Hiring the right consultant is tough, especially since there often is no physical product to evaluate. Aside from checking credentials and references, your decision often rests largely on what a consultant says. Consultants love to know. Scope change, anyone?) MORE >>