Before any meeting or phone call, I have always prepared by asking myself what outcome is desired and by developing a first pass mental model of the conversation (topics, sequence). This week, I added another dimension: how I will “show up.” This involves my mood, my physical stance and body shape, my voice tone. The […]
Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Always searching for valuable insight, content and resources, I discovered a website rich in all of the above. Michael McKinney has assembled a great mix, a smorgasbord of stuff about leadership. What is especially meaningful to me is that McKiinney is a kindred spirit: we both believe that leadership is about becoming a better […]
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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On February 3rd of this year, HuffingtonPost.com carried my post about spying on other teams by the Patriots. I said that the issue would be evergreen because the team and the league took a Nixonian stance: stonewalling, denial and destruction of records. Today, Senator Arlen Specter, citing new information from former Patriots’ employee Matt Walsh, […]
Monday, March 10, 2008
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Terry Seamon interviewed Stephen H. Baum in a webcast with more than 1600 participants this week. If you missed it, the archive of the webcast is now available in “OnDemand” format: http://www.amanet.org/editorial/webcast/2008/ordinary-people-become-extraordinary-leaders.htm The powerpoint that was used as a prop for the interview is also available in the archive. We answered as many questions as […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Thursday, June 5, 2008
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