“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 [...]
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 [...]
Looking out my window in this stately British manor house in the outskirts of London this Monday morning has me reflecting on the long view … what endures over time … what legacies do we leave [...]
Difficult Conversations How to Discuss What Matters Most By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen Reviewed by Claire Meany We’ve all been there: We know we must confront a coworker, [...]
From Hippos to Gazelles How Leaders Create Leaders By Philip Goodwin and Tony Page Reviewed by Claire Meany Insightful’, ‘encouraging’ and ‘thought-provoking’ – that’s what people thought of [...]
As a leader how are you thinking about the global trends affecting your business? Take a few minutes to see some of these trends… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8] After [...]
The following is excerpted from an email I received from Peter Koestenbaum – a leadership philosopher and prolific writer – it’s related to our Dilemmas thread… CENTRAL ATTRIBUTE OF A LEADERSHIP [...]
I’d like to begin a thread on dilemmas … those ever present realities of organizational life that create tensions in our day to day existence. Consider the following: Delivering [...]
Reflections on the US Economy – doing what’s right for the business and what’s right for our people
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At a party the other night I was discussing the current economic downturn with a friend who is a business school economics professor. He had an interesting provocative view that I’d like to [...]
