PERSONAL LEADERSHIP  

Hitendra Wadhwa is a professor at Columbia Business School, where he teaches a popular class on personal leadership. He is also the founder of the Institute for Personal Leadership, which does in-person consulting and training to individuals and organizations, and created an online course in collaboration with Columbia Business School that will launch in 2012. He has also worked at McKinsey & Company, and founded Paramark, the first real-time optimization platform for online marketing. He has an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in Management Science from the MIT Sloan School of Management. @hitendraw

The Wrath of a Great Leader

By Hitendra Wadhwa |  Jan 21, 2013

How Martin Luther King, Jr. wrestled with anger and what you can learn from his example.  Read story

What Would Winston Do?

By Hitendra Wadhwa |  May 29, 2012

In 1940, a war-weary Britain was on the verge of capitulation. Here's how Churchill turned it around--and what it means for you.  Read story

Lessons in Leadership: How Lincoln Became America's Greatest President

By Hitendra Wadhwa |  Feb 12, 2012

It wasn't Abraham Lincoln's strengths but the self-discipline with which he used those strengths for the right purpose.  Read story

How Heroes Inspire You To Be Your Best

By Hitendra Wadhwa |  Jan 30, 2012

When you study the lives of great leaders--their actions, thoughts, choices, struggles, failures, and triumphs--it unconsciously motivates you to be your bes...  Read story

Why We All Need Heroes

By Hitendra Wadhwa |  Jan 23, 2012

Steve Jobs, Mahatma Gandhi, Susan B. Anthony, or Nelson Mandela. Pick one, or another great leader from history. It'll give you the courage to dream big--una...  Read story