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Features the Aspen Institute, where leaders, from business and other fields, investigate and challenge their own beliefs, attitudes, values and assumptions. Techniques used to uncover values; Reading materials used to better understand Western civilization; Reasons why leaders fail followers.

The author expresses his concerns on the condition of the manufacturing industry in the U.S. He cites that he is bothered about executives who demand trust and respect but failed to earn neither. He mentions that leaders treat messengers improperly instead of paying attention to the content of messages. He emphasizes that many people in the manufacturing sector are making efforts and promoting innovation to improve the industry.

The article comments on the factors that contributed to unemployment in the manufacturing industry in the U.S. It expresses disappointment over the attitude of some chief executive officers (CEO) toward hard-working employees. It implies that employees who were laid-off are not the skilled labor needed by companies. It notes the eagerness of state governments whenever a big company wants to establish a new facility in their area.

Editorial. Comments on the impact of the concept `family friendly' on managerial attitudes. Entries to `Working Mother' magazine's list of top 100 family friendly companies; Corporate emphasis on tenderness; From the customers' point of view.

Reports on the difficulty of professionals and executive types in dealing with their bosses. Treatment of the subject by comedians; Coping with and causes of job stress; Benefits of `motivational' engineering; Result when corporations create a climate in which people are encouraged to motivate themselves.

Reports on the result of the survey conducted by Robert Half International about the working attitudes of executives in the United States. Percentage of executives who take work home.