I have an endless stream of suggestions coming in from readers who are in cubicles. That keeps me going.

We must develop knowledge optimization initiatives to leverage our key learnings.

Rotten bosses don't get better. Any strategy that assumes they can is doomed.

My failed corporate career became the fodder for the 'Dilbert' comic. Once it became clear I would not be climbing any higher on the corporate ladder, it freed me to mock managers without worrying that it would stall my career. Most failures create some sort of unplanned freedom. I took full advantage of mine.

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.

Ensuring fairness in the American workplace should be a cornerstone of our economic policy.

For a decade, I was a stay-at-home mom. I sent my husband to his law office, sat on PTA boards and baked cookies - great cookies. All of a sudden, I had no husband, no job, few prospects, and two small children who had grown accustomed to eating.

Fluid intelligence is not a Big Five personality trait: It's a measurement of one's ability to rapidly learn and apply a rule set. As an entrepreneur, you're rapidly dealing with different issues, and your ability to switch from one issue to another is very important.