Most of us don't have a short-term plan let alone a long-term plan. But great leaders plan in advance, says Brian Tracy, a motivational speaker who specializes in leadership and executive development. ...

Meet four entrepreneurs who bucked convention, ignored the naysayers, and made it big doing what they loveTena Clark had a white-hot career, writing top hits for artists like Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and Patti LaBelle, and contributing songs to television shows and movie soundtracks. Then,...

Lisa Bing admits that she was not the best corporate player. The Boston University graduate spent 15 years at Prudential Financial, but never found her niche, bouncing from accounting and underwriting to reinsurance to the international group. ...

When I heard Barbara Walters say those words on 20/20 last week, I got goosebumps. I mean, a billionaire, who buys failing companies and turns them around—because she wants to save jobs? This had to be one special person. ...

Sometimes, a lousy shift can offer great opportunities. That’s what Annie Tyson Jett learned in her first job, as a manufacturing manager working the third shift. ...

From nonprofits to start-ups to large corporations, Jimmie Walton Paschall has been a key leader in areas such as external affairs, human resources, corporate community outreach, and fundraising....