The Power of Communication: Skills to Build Trust, Inspure Loyalty, and Lead Effectuvely
Helio Fred Garcia
FT Press/A Pearson imprint (2012)
Leadership lessons to be learned from the military services, especially from the U.S. Marines
As Helio Fred Garcia correctly notes in the Introduction to his book, “Whatever else … READ MORE
When Values Are Strategic: How the Basic Values of Procter & Gamble Transformed Leadership at Fortune 500 Companies
Rick Tocqigny with Andy Butcher and the P&G Alumni Network
FT Press/A Pearson Imprint (2012)
A brilliant examination of the power and impact of core values that can transform individuals … READ MORE
The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs
Cynthia A. Montgomery
HarperBusiness (2012)
How and why to become a strategist “whose time at the helm could have a profound effect on the fortunes of your organization”
Most of what I know (or at … READ MORE
Years ago, Jon Katzenbach told me that the greatest challenge that change agents face is changing their ideas about change. The Japanese term for continuous improvement is kaizen (改善) and was probably introduced when Edgar McVoy convinced Lowell Mellen to join him in Japan … READ MORE
Image courtesy of Flickr user hypo.physe
Here is an article written by Michael Hess for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s … READ MORE
Be•Know•Do: Leadership the Army Way: Adapted from the Official Army Leadership Manual
United States Army (Author); Frances Hesselbein and Eric K. Shinseki (Introduction), and Richard E. Cavanagh (Foreword)
Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute; 1st edition (2004)
How to develop leaders who have character, competence, knowledge, and results-driven … READ MORE
I have just read Toby Lester’s Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image.
The first of several dozen of passages caught my eye and I immediately thought of Dan Roam. More about him in a moment. First, the passage:
“Francesco … READ MORE
Don’t Be Ignorant: Everybody Is Creative