Margaret Mead
Collaborative Intelligence: Thinking with People Who Think Differently Dawna Markova and Angie McArthur Spiegel & Grau (2015) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret…
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America’s Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age Rework America Initiative (56 contributors) sponsored by the Markle Foundation W. W. Norton & Company (2015) How to reinvigorate a unique American tradition: “the restless desire to master our fate, joined in…
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In his latest book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown affirms the value of becoming and then remaining an essentialist, one who is committed “to the relentless pursuit of less but better. It does not mean occasionally giving…
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In Team Genius, Rich Karlgaard and Michael Malone explain what business leaders can learn from “the new science of high-performing organizations.” For example, in the Introduction, they identify and discuss four imperatives that every team leader must recognize: “First, your…
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Dissent: The History of an American Idea Ralph Young New York University Press (2015) “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” Edmund Burke On occasion, I read two or more books…
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Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work Michael Lee Stallard with Jason Pankau and Katharine Stallard Association for Talent Development (April 2015) Here are “the elements of workplace cultures that help people and organizations…
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Most of the companies annually ranked among those that are most highly admired and best to work for are also annually ranked among those that are most profitable and have the greatest cap value in their competitive marketplace. That is…
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Return on Character: The Real Reason Leaders and Their Companies Win Fred Kiel Harvard Business Review Press (2015) “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” Albert Einstein As I began to read…
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Taking the Stage: How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out, and Succeed Judith Humphrey Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2015) How almost anyone “can find their own strong voice, seize new opportunities to lead, and advance their career” The title…
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Authentic Workplaces Don’t Try to Make Everyone the Same
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. As I read it, I was again reminded of a brilliant observation by Margaret Mead: “Always remember…
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