Community service is both a training ground for future leaders and an obligation of those who arrive in the corner office. Although he often had the best ideas and suggestions in strategic planning sessions, George (as we will call him), always held financial positions for the first decade of his career. He asked me how […]
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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Ever since my wife and I graduated as classmates from Harvard Business School, I have followed the prospects of women, the progress and the bastions of neanderthals and, yes, the laments of those who hold themselves back. I have often wondered what really holds women back? As you will discover in my book (see icon […]
Friday, August 29, 2008
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I am asked frequently whether successful leaders have had failures. It is not clear to me why parallels with sports, education and other fields are lost. Even the most gifted athletes have fallen short or, sometimes, just fallen. A deep-seated emotion propels them to try again, to resume training and conditioning, to set (literally) stretch […]
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure of a conversation with Lorri and Larry, hosts of “Mornings” on FamilyNet tv, simulcast on Sirius 161, an inspirational broadcast program. Though I have many times reiterated the purpose of my book — lighting people up to become extraordinary leaders in their own lives — the questions from callers […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Monday, September 8, 2008
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