5 Leadership Lessons: Great Advice from Accidental CEO, David Novak
December 10, 2007
While Yum Brands chairman and CEO David Novak calls himself an accidental CEO, his rise to the top, while perhaps not planned, was no accident. His advancement speaks to the power of right choices made throughout life based on the knowledge gained from... Read more...
Roger Martin on Assertive Inquiry
December 7, 2007
I’ve had some questions about "assertive inquiry" as presented in Roger Martin’s book The Opposable Mind. Here are some explanatory excerpts from the book: “When we interact with other people on the basis of a particular mental model, we usually... Read more...
Out of Context: Self-Gratification
December 6, 2007
“A society in which self-gratification is the norm is also a society in which there are no longer any criteria for making moral judgments. One feels entitled to have what one wants, whether or not one is worthy. Thus, moral judgments become dispensable.... Read more...
Keys to Spotting a Flawed CEO
December 3, 2007
The Wall Street Journal ran a story on the keys to spotting a flawed CEO. Of the twelve warning signs given by Clemson University professor of management Terry Leap, all boil down to problems of the self – ego. Leaders that disqualify themselves for... Read more...
