This week Marissa Mayer went from being the beloved savior of Yahoo to the out-of-touch, tyrannical CEO.

What went wrong?

She did what would have seemed normal just 10 or 15 years ago -- she asked her employees to show up at the office, every day.

Since the dawn of time, the importance of a creating a strong collective identity has been understood by empires, religions, tribes, and organizations of all types. In the modern world, it is an invaluable tool for developing a cohesive, progressive and strong corporate organization.

A collective identity is the organizational...

It was a race for the finish line in the 30th Olympic Games; a battle for gold, silver and bronze. Given the emphasis on winning, at first brush, the Games seemed to be about individual achievement. However, these games taught us they are much more.

For the past two...

Whether you support them or not, Quebec students are giving us all a valuable lesson in leadership.

When Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced relatively small increases in tuition fees that were already the lowest in Canada, he was speaking from the head.

When Quebec students responded by boycotting classes...

In the long trail of job cuts and salary freezes left by the federal government's latest budget, we will get to see the stuff that Canada's real leaders are made of.

A new age of austerity has begun.

Overall, some 19,000 civil service jobs are set to...