Hiring the Right Skill Set and Motivating the Millennials
November 14, 2008
In raising and schooling our children in the U.S., it appears we have dropped our standards. And it shows. Finding the right people is becoming a more and more difficult proposition. (I enjoyed reading about Linda Zdanowicz’s search for a dental... Read more...
Out of Context: A World in Search of Leaders
November 13, 2008
“We have also learned a great deal about the limitations and shortcomings of our financial system and about the frailties of the people running and abusing it. We must make sure that these lessons are put to good effect. The world will not be a... Read more...
The Wisdom of the Flying Pig FREE Download
November 11, 2008
Following our review of Jack Hayhow’s The Wisdom of the Flying Pig, he is graciously making a copy of the eBook available free to readers of this blog. To take advantage of this free offer: 1. Go to Jack Hayhows website 2. Click Add to Cart button... Read more...
Not All Recognition Is Equal
November 10, 2008
The Wisdom of the Flying Pig is a compendium of people skills gleaned from the experience of consultant and trainer, Jack Hayhow. It is a short, entertaining read that quickly hits the nail on the head on a great number of issues and rewards you with... Read more...
Outliers: Understanding the Context of Success
November 8, 2008
A lot has been written of late about superior performance that often sets conventional thinking on its head. We often assume genius and success is the result of natural gifts and if you dont have it, then you dont have it. But research is demonstrating... Read more...
Lead By Example
November 4, 2008
Leading by example is one of those things we know and remember to do on our way to do something else. The problem is that it requires a lot more inner work than we are willing to put in, but it leverages our leadership more than any other thing we can... Read more...
Leadership Books: November 2008
November 2, 2008
Here’s a look of some of the best leadership books to be released in November. There’s No Elevator to the Top: A Leading Headhunter Shares the Advancement Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Executive by Umesh Ramakrishnan ... Read more...
Richard Branson on Success
October 29, 2008
When we place too high a value on achievement and fulfillment, we often overlook the important parts of life like character, relationships and service. Richard Branson made a profound statement on success in his book, Business Stripped Bare. The last... Read more...
Newswire: October 28, 2008 Learning from Success and Failure
October 28, 2008
Over on professor Michael Roberto’s excellent blog, he points to a study that brings out the importance studying both successes and failures than failures along in conducting postmortems. Learning from Success and Failureby... Read more...
Weeding Out the Leaders We Need
October 27, 2008
In Time magazine this week, Michael Kinsley writes that we dont just need a good man in the White House this time, we need a great man. He thinks both candidates have the seeds of greatness, but unfortunatelyand this is what caught my eyeour current political... Read more...
