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Bad Advice to Leaders (New York Times article)

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

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SELF-DOUBT OF leaders has been among the top issues in my career as a coach to CEOs. One of the key learnings from interviewing three dozen CEOs in 2007 was the extent to which they worked on overcoming self-doubt and how they did it. In fact, I wrote a book about it: what made jack […]

A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE TO LIVE BY

Sunday, January 27, 2013

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1000 leaders assembled in Dallas to take themselves up a notch and to learn how to take the people we coach up a notch. Half the participants are CEOs of companies, half are Chairs of peer advisory boards of company CEOs. If you are fortunate enough to be a Vistage member or Chair you are […]

Good to be Live!!

Monday, October 13, 2008

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Today is a great day!! It is good to be “live.” For several reasons. For one, waking up means an opportunity for one more day of living my mission: to light up people to become extraordinary leaders of themselves, their families, their community and the people with whom they work. I do that by sharing […]

Key to Being A Better Leader (of Yourself, Family, Community, Fellow Workers

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 […]

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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