My friend Carl recently launched his sea kayak into the surf on the wild Outer Banks beaches of North Carolina. After cresting the first line of waves he paddled out to meet the second barrage [...]
Quote of the Week “Words may show man’s wit, but actions his meaning.” –Benjamin Franklin
“Happiness and fulfillment do not come from pleasure but from meaning, from pursuit of a noble purpose.” – Fred Kofman “Conscious Business” When’s the last time you [...]
At the World Economic Forum in January 2009, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered this advice to the assembled CEOs: “Never waste a good crisis.” In other words, a crisis is an [...]
Quote of the Week “The only authentic leadership requirement is that you not be blind to what others think of you and that you not act in blindness.” –Peter Koestenbaum, PhD
Learning to Learn as Leaders: interesting research on the role of podcast Recent research published in the Atlantic Monthly, quoting an article in iTimes – University and the Classroom: [...]
Quote of the Week If you want to truly understand something, try to change it. ~Kurt Lewin
Reflections from Marv Weisbord in an email today – the creator of the Future Search whole systems planning process, an elder in the organizational change community who shares his learned wisdom [...]
Quote of the Week “Management has a lot to do with answers. Leadership is a function of questions. And the first question for a leader always is: ‘Who do we intend to be?’ Not [...]
-A model of authenticity and greatness- A few days ago, Susan Boyle took the world by storm on Britain’s Got Talent TV show. An unknown, small town woman takes the stage to snickers and [...]
