"To those of you in leadership positions...It is truly time to lead, follow, or get out of the way" says Daniel Muzyka in todays Globe & Mail, where he pens a thought provoking piece on the quintessential value that strong leadership can provide during rough economic periods. Read the article here (subscription required).

Check out this interesting article from Harvard Business Review, which was originally published in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. The authour, Darrell Rigby, studied hundreds of companies and found that the recession winner placed counterintuitive bets to outperform slumping competitors. Read the article here.