Month: August 2011
As One: Individual Action and Collective Power Mehrdad Baghai and James Quigley Portfolio/Penguin (2011) How and why “As One behavior” can accomplish almost anything There is so much to be said about what this book offers. Where to begin? Perhaps…
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Reagan on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Great Communicator James M. Strock Serve to Lead Press (2011) Up front, I need to acknowledge that I do not share James Strock’s high regard for Ronald Reagan’s performance as governor of California…
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Serve to Lead: Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System James M. Strock Serve to Lead Press (2010) What we have in this substantial volume is a cohesive, comprehensive, and cost-effect system that will enable aspiring leaders to understand what Martin…
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A graduate of Harvard College and Tulane School of Medicine, Edward M. (“Ned”) Hallowell is a child and adult psychiatrist and the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health. He was a member of the faculty of…
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The website of McKinsey & Company’s McKinsey Quarterly continues to feature some of the most valuable material concerning major issues, such as job creation. In the article that follows (first published in February, 2010), James Manyika and Byron Auguste identify…
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The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations That Win Dave Ulrich and Wendy Ulrich McGraw-Hill (2010) Dave and Wendy Ulrich organize the material in this book within a framework of seven questions. As you review the list,…
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Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. Alignment simply makes things easier. When people and processes are in sync,…
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For years, I have believed — and often referred to — what may well be a misconception that the Chinese character for “crisis” has a dual meaning: “peril” and “opportunity.” Here is an excerpt from an essay by Victor H.…
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Here is an excerpt from a profile of Karen Ho (Chief Operating Officer, Broadway Technology) written by Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily…
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Why Being Certain Means Being Wrong
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ted Cadsby for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click…
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