PonderThis: Leadership and Poetry?
April is National Poetry Month and I would like to suggest that you spend a little time with a poet ...
Scylla and Charybdis – Protecting the Brand
One of the most challenging issues leaders must face is the balancing of short-term return vs. long-...
PonderThis: Opportunity Passes Quickly
I have been in Norway and the UK this week and the papers are full of scandal, controversy and panic...
Freedom and Responsibility
July the 4th is a day when we in the US honor freedom. We are not of course the only free nation i...
Business Zombies: When Ideas Outlive Their Use
What happens when an idea outlives its usefulness? What about ideas that do not change with the ti...
WSJ CEO’s on Strategy and Execution – “Both/And” not “Either/Or”
The Wall Street Journal has a Management section online which includes regular video and opinion fro...
Three Cups of Tea as a Leadership Text
Last week I wrote about groups of executives reading non-business books as a leadership development ...
Leadership Lessons in Literature
I once heard a screenwriter conducting a workshop in Los Angeles opine, “There are no new stor...
Task and Inspiration
A common theme in leadership writing- and on this site- is that of balancing task with vision. This ...
How a Leader Wins Matters
As we near the final stretch of the elections, I believe we will get the most useful information abo...