Recent articles on leadership from around the web…

• The cost of happiness: $40k
  Guy Kawasaki talks with Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, about career advice our grandparents probably wouldn’t have given us. Guy jumps right in with his first question: “How much money does it take to be happy?”
• Passion = Profit
  We probably don’t need a survey to tell us that passionate employees are the best performers. The extent of the difference might surprise us, though. Management Trends reports that employees at the least profitable Fortune 500’s are 50% less engaged than those at the top.
• Sometimes that smart idea isn’t so smart
  Business 2.0 presents their annual 101 Dumbest Moments in Business. Did your company make the list? Prepare to cringe.
• Is the corner office Feng Shui?
  Forbes reports on bringing the Chinese practice of Feng Shui to the office. After all, we spend a lot of time at work and can all probably benefit from a little more balance in the workplace, even if it’s just in better aligned office furniture.

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