20 great movies with important lessons for leaders.
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From the monthly archives:
July 2007
Every once in awhile, when writing a book, one needs to make an accommodation or two. (Because, you know, there are only so many people you want to antagonize at any given time.) The following piece on sex was one such accommodation. It comes from the “How to get things right” section of a chapter [...]
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How to Self-Destruct is getting new content and a new look!
After a successful run as a print-on-demand title, HtSD has crossed over and will be re-released on industry standard terms!
The official release is planned for spring of 2008 (we’re thinking April Fool’s Day). In the meantime, the book has undergone a complete makeover and will [...]
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…ambiguity does not always look gray. Quite often, ambiguous situations look pretty darn black-and-white! It’s only after you’ve taken the time to explore another perspective that some of the nuance starts to appear…
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Abstract: How to use what you learned from your pregnant friends to become a smooth operator at work.
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Abstract: Got a politician on your team? You’re actually in luck. The hardest part of dealing with a politician is managing your own emotions. Getting things done with a politician can be easier than you think.
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I was recently asked which part of my work–the book, the teaching, or the consulting–was most important to me. My answer was that it is all important to me, as each element provides me with something that the other components cannot, but that my primary focus at the moment is the book. Why? Because I [...]
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I came across a question today on LinkedIn about common sense. It was posted by Klynn A. in the UK, who originally asked:“Voltaire once said ‘Common sense is not so common’, but what is common sense?”
A: Here is the reply I posted:
Here’s a paradox: think of “common sense” as the opposite of “conventional wisdom.” I [...]
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A: I think most people would agree that strong leadership is an important criteria for the success of an organization. I also think that most people would resist investing in leadership development, and would even go so far as to promote poor leadership (albeit unwittingly), because they cannot define, measure, or differentiate the good stuff [...]
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