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Is the Recovery Under Way Now?

Thursday, May 14, 2009

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Wrong question. Rather, are we prepared for wherever we are going? An all-day  conference of companies owned by private equity doyen Castle Harlan and their Australian partners provided benchmarks for the second question. It was reassuring to see so many weathering 2008 so well and so many seizing opportunities to position for growth after the […]

The Public Dis(Trust)

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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For at least the past eight years, the public trust has been broken by every type of institution. Economic recovery depends not only on economic fundamentals but a change in leadership and leadership values in Washington and elsewhere.  Last Valentine’s Day, February 14, my post using Wachovia’s marketing tag line was a warning: “Are You […]

What Made jack welch JACK WELCH

How Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary Leaders

by Stephen H. Baum (Random House)

Most leaders of American companies started out as ordinary people. What prepared them for the top job?

Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?

"Lessons for life about the core leadership traits of character, risk taking decisiveness and the ability to engage and inspire followers."
--Jim Clifton, CEO, The Gallup Organization

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