Some of my friends support Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke’s leadership while others believe the Fed moves are big mistakes. Either way, you have to admire his effectiveness in building enough support to result in action. In Jon Hilsentrath’s insightful article in the Wall Street Journal today, he describes the quiet high-stakes, behind-the-scenes drama: “As markets […]
Monday, June 11, 2012
Many big company CEOs (disproportionate among operating companies) are portrayed in the press as driven by selfish pursuit of power and money at everyone else’s expense, while a few are reported as (temporary) stewards of the enterprise. Many small business owners are shown to be checkbook managers, pinching pennies when a game-changing investment opportunity presents […]
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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Once in awhile, an article in the press catches my eye that shows in some world other than business my leadership hypotheses have broad application: So many companies are missing the boat by having far too few female executives in senior positions. Consider Lt. Cdr. Sarah West, the first woman in 500 years of Royal […]
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
You may or may not be a Steve Jobs fan because of some of his personal history. But what he has done with Apple after returning to the fold is simply amazing. And he has an understandably large following of employees and customers. What happened? Randall Stross has captured the answer in his article: What […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Friday, September 28, 2012
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