In my radio interview with Jim Blasingame (Small Business Advocate), I gave him three questions to ask when you are eager to get someone to change their mind and take action accordingly. I failed to give credit to the source, a speaker at the January worldwide Vistage International Conference: Daniel Pink. Pink spoke of getting […]
Monday, February 25, 2013
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In anticipation of an internet radio conversation with my friend Jim Blasingame (the small business advocate), I have been thinking about recent conversations with CEOs and business owners. Two themes have emerged. First, living with change is a permanent condition. And while the boss can get valuable input from within the enterprise (and should), navigating […]
Saturday, December 8, 2012
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On today’s WSJ.com, Oliver Burkeman’s article The Power of Negative Thinking, there are assertions any leader should contemplate upon and decide what to adopt in their lives. The basic premise is that focusing on negative outcomes in thought and action can have beneficial effect. Negative thinking can take several flavors and I subscribe to some […]
Friday, December 7, 2012
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From time to time one of my faves — and AmyK is one of those — tells a story to my CEO Group members or clients that I think is so powerful it is worth sharing. So, with attribution to this most wonderful of workshop leaders (she is available on a retainer basis) here is […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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