We are probably all familiar with the term, "leading from behind", but at what point does leading from behind becomes a total waste of time? At what point do we, as human resources professionals, step out from behind if our leadership is making unilateral decisions that can be a detriment to our organizations?

There are certain best practices that we all can learn from various business gurus who have headed, founded or consulted for fortune 500 companies. Thankfully, many of them have written books to help us mere mortals become better leaders, so when I came across a very interesting interview in the McKinsey Quarterlyfeaturing Tom Peters, a former Partner at McKinsey & Co. and co-author of the book In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies, I must admit, I was expecting the run of the mill leadership tips that are often regurgitated or ââ¡Ã‚¬Ãƒ…“repackagedââ¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚ by many, with a slightly different take. I guess that's why they are called best practices.

The 2 Devastating mistakes business owners make are, eating the wrong food, and not exercising at least 4-6 times per week. I am so amazed many times over to find out that most business people is not taking better care of his or her body. When running a business, my belief systems are you must have a sharp mind, body and spirit.