Exploring the Five Key Roles Used by Effective Leaders
December 11, 2008
In Making Sense of Leadership, authors Esther Cameron and Mike Green asked if leadership is making something happen that would not have otherwise happened, what is it that leaders must pay attention to? They came up with five naturally occurring areas... Read more...
John Bogle on What is Enough
December 9, 2008
We are about to begin a new year that is bursting with faith in hope. Whether that faith is justified remains to be seen. Yet you would be handicapping yourself if you did not read and reflect on John Bogles tour de force, Enough: True Measures of Money,... Read more...
What is the Secret of Great Performers?
December 4, 2008
Malcolm Gladwell tells us in Outliers that when it comes to success, context is everything. Only by asking where a person comes from can we understand who succeeds and who doesnt. Geoff Colvin would agree but theres more. In Talent is Overrated, Colvin... Read more...
First Look: Leadership Books December 2008
December 1, 2008
Here’s a look of some of the best leadership books to be released in December. Reward Systems: Does Yours Deliver? (Memo to the CEO) by Steve Kerr Wargaming for Leaders: Strategic Decision Making from the Battlefield to the Boardroom... Read more...
Stimulus Package 1 - Free Book: The Truth About You
November 28, 2008
Heres a stimulus package to get you thinking. Its a package designed to serve as a catalyst to help you to find ways to make things work and get things done. While you might think of it as a piece of good fortune, dont think of it as a bailout. Youve... Read more...
Out of Context: You’re Biggest Competitor is Your Own View of Your Future
November 27, 2008
“You have to compete in the future dimension without destabilizing competition in the present and without subverting the core values that have sustained your business in the past. Thats part of doing business in the three dimensions of time. The... Read more...
I Hired Your Resume. But Unfortunately What I Got Was You!
November 27, 2008
The Wall Street Journal recently asked 100 CEOs of large companies what their top priorities were. After the obvious financial issues, the perennial concern over finding the right people to do what needs to get done was the issue of the day. This speaks... Read more...
Lunch with the FT: Tom Peters
November 22, 2008
In the weekend edition of the Financial Times there is a great interview with Tom Peters by Stefan Stern. Its candid and worth a read. Heres a sample: Few have criticized what he does for a living as ferociously as Peters himself. I say to people, You... Read more...
8 Dangers Every Leader Must Face and Overcome
November 21, 2008
Above 26,000 feet life takes on a whole new meaning. Its known as the death zone. At this height, the air holds only 30 % as much oxygen as at sea level. The air is so thin it is not life-sustaining. Within hours, judgment can become impaired. People... Read more...
The Secrets of the Millennial Generation
November 18, 2008
Talking Management is a weekly videocast that McGill Universitys Karl Moore hosts for Canadas Globe and Mail newspaper. Recently he recorded a presentation on how to manage and lead todays youth. The Business Strategy Review, published by the London... Read more...
