The Four Rules of Influence
July 16, 2008
Chris Widner’s new book, The Art of Influence, gives the proper emphasis regarding the topic of influence. He says in this entertaining short story, that influence... Read more...
Newswire: July 14, 2008 Facilitating Organizational Change
July 15, 2008
Tom Mendoza, vice chairman of NetApp, a storage and data management solutions provider, talked to The Economic Times about facilitating... Read more...
Focus Like a Laser Beam
July 9, 2008
We all know that when we focus on something we leverage our efforts. Success Magazine founder Orison Swett Marden, wrote, “Every great man has become great, every... Read more...
5 Leadership Lessons: Transparency
July 8, 2008
In a series of three essays, authors Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, James O’Toole and Patricia Biederman, illuminate what it means to be transparent in a world where technology makes transparency all but inevitable. The reality is that we can never... Read more...
Cast a Vote For the Best Leadership Blog
July 6, 2008
Kevin Eikenberry's 2nd annual Best of Leadership Blogs competition is underway. This blog has again been nominated as one of the 10 best leadership blogs on the web. Review the other great finalists here.We appreciated all the support we got last year,... Read more...
John Adams - We Live, My Dear Soul, in An Age of Trial
July 4, 2008
John Adams has always been an American hero, but never a popular one. Despite having been one of the principle architects of American independence, Adam’s believed that “Mausoleums, statues, monuments will never be erected to me.” Adams guided and... Read more...
Leadership Books: July 2008
July 1, 2008
Here's a look of some of the best leadership books to be released in July. Six Disciplines Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems Easier by Gary Harpst Beyond the Babble: Leadership Communication... Read more...
The Offsite: A Fable to Internalize
June 27, 2008
The Offsite is a business fable based on the principles and practices set forth in the classic leadership book, The Leadership Challenge. And it works. Using memorable characters, author Robert Thompson, has created a story that is a great introduction... Read more...
What’s the Hidden Danger of Being the Brightest Person In the Room?
June 27, 2008
Leaders in organizations who are dealing with a specific issue or problem should ensure that they collaborate with team members toward its resolution, even if they are the best-informed, most experienced, or most-skilled person in the group. Not to do... Read more...
What Makes a President Great?
June 25, 2008
Having grown weary of the of what he terms as the presidential ratings game, historian, teacher, and politico Alvin Felzenberg decided to present a new ranking in his book, The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn't): Rethinking the Presidential Rating... Read more...
