Archive | October, 2008

Good to be Live!!

Monday, October 13, 2008

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Today is a great day!! It is good to be “live.” For several reasons. For one, waking up means an opportunity for one more day of living my mission: to light up people to become extraordinary leaders of themselves, their families, their community and the people with whom they work. I do that by sharing […]

AIG Gives New Meaning to F*ck You Money

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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It is especially hard for the outrage of a Congress tainted by its aiding and abetting what Warren Buffett called an economic Pearl Harbor (not an apt analogy since we did it to ourselves) to be credible. It must come from the electorate and CEOs with the right values. Outrage about what? About the self-absorbed […]

Cramer vs. Cramer

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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Jim Cramer has been famous for his stock market analysis and his schtick of frenzy (shouting, sound effects and subtext of we-can-all-make-a-pile in the stock market.).  His publicity has been nothing short of genius. Something else is short. Yesterday, with the Dow down to 9900 or so, it was New Cramer vs. Old Cramer as […]

The Public Dis(Trust)

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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For at least the past eight years, the public trust has been broken by every type of institution. Economic recovery depends not only on economic fundamentals but a change in leadership and leadership values in Washington and elsewhere.  Last Valentine’s Day, February 14, my post using Wachovia’s marketing tag line was a warning: “Are You […]

What Made jack welch JACK WELCH

How Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary Leaders

by Stephen H. Baum (Random House)

Most leaders of American companies started out as ordinary people. What prepared them for the top job?

Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?

"Lessons for life about the core leadership traits of character, risk taking decisiveness and the ability to engage and inspire followers."
--Jim Clifton, CEO, The Gallup Organization

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