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The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward Kevin Cashman Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2012) “Great things are achieved by reflection, force of character, and judgment.” Marcus Tullius Cicero In his previous book, Kevin Cashman advocates what he characterizes as “leadership from…
Read MoreHere is a brief excerpt from one of Henry Mintzberg’s most valuable books, Managing (2009), in which he comments on the metaphor of leader as conductor, on the platform, fully in control. Does that actually constitute the exercise of leadership? Here’s what Henry thinks. * …
Read MoreLeverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools Paul Bambrick-Santoyo Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2012) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Derek Bok This book is best viewed as an operations manual with a toolkit for those directly involved in public school education in…
Read MoreHere is a brief excerpt from an article by Kevin Smith that is featured by Business Insider a website at which something exciting is always happening. Credit: Jason Merriman, Business Insider On mobile devices alone, you have close to hundreds of…
Read MoreHere is a brief excerpt from an article Tony Schwartz wrote for the Harvard Business Review blog. To check out out all the free resources at his website, please click here. * * * I decided…
Read MoreMindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation Daniel J. Siegel Basic Books (2010) How and why the mind uses the brain to create itself in order “to promote physical, psychological, and interpersonal well-being In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Polonius offers this advice…
Read MoreMindset: The New Psychology of Success Carol S. Dweck Ballantine Books (2008) How to achieve sustainable growth of intellectual capabilities with the right mindset I read this book when it was first published (2006) and recently re-read it before reading Daniel Siegel’s Mindsight: The…
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Tips to Create Sustainable Engagement
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Frank Kalman for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * …
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