I have a coaching client who has made a breakthrough in her leadership. The powerpoint exercise tool I am attempting to embed in this post played a role in conversations which led her to shift focus and try new things. Good leaders know they are on stage at all times, their eye contact and body […]
Friday, February 6, 2009
One of my CEO friends was asked by a young management student: “How do you deal with the stress of so many challenges at once? I have been only a manager before going back to school and the stress was really challenging?” My friend answered this way: “First and foremost, you need to develop a […]
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Comments Off on A Little Daschel Do You
Better late than never: “Daschle withdraws as cabinet nominee (NYTimes.com, Feburary 3)” article by Jeff Zeleny. If there is one promise that candidate Obama made that matters above all else it is the promise to restore a modicum of integrity to Washington D.C. People have become cynical: “Everybody does it.” And they have been too […]
Friday, January 30, 2009
Comments Off on You Bet Your Life — Insurance Companies Proposal Voted Down
Got any idea of how we got into the financial crisis we are in? Understand that extreme leverage (too much debt compared with equity to back it up) is a key contributor to the economic disaster? Remember how much “insurance” was written by AIG without capital reserves? Then you will be pleased that the association […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Monday, March 2, 2009
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