October, 2011

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So you Think You are an Extraodinary Leader

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This is a Guest Post by Joe Folkman So You Think You’re an Extraordinary Leader? How good are leaders at predicting their own overall leadership effectiveness? Are they more or less accurate than other raters? At Zenger Folkman, we calculated the overall rating for 27,000 leaders. We then determined how effective a leader’s manager, peers, direct reports, others, and the leader themselves were at predicting the leader’s overall effectiveness.

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The Art of Possibility

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Benjamin Zander - The conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra did more than speak. He sang and played the piano. He is hugely high energy and hugely positive. It drives home to me that energy and positivity are part of success. His topic was the Art of Possibility (the title of her book). I previously reviewed it. Had I heard him before I read it, I suspect I would have been more effusive.

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Lunch with Malcolm Gladwell #WBF11

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I attended a small lunch with Malcolm Gladwell. The focus was Canada. What does Malcolm have in common with Einstein? I bet you said the hair but no, it is the genius. He is truly genius. His simple clarity is inspiring. He has been thinking of "what is the advantage of being marginal" (meaning not the number one player, or leader etc). There are many advantages: 1 - The ability or privilege to observe and learn. 2 - Being non-threatening (this is why there are disproportionately more Canadian c

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Breaking the Fear Barrier

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Beautiful weekend in Long Island this weekend. Cool and perfect for running. Apparently the weather in Toronto was a bit nasty for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. People have a very small range that they are comfortable. But there is no bad weather, just inappropriate clothing. I love CBC but they blew it on the live coverage that they promised.

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Something Ventured

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Random tidbits: There is starting to be a chill in the air but the beans continue to yield well. The growing season in Long Island is at least a month longer than Guelph. I did not interview for Brainlogic that ended up on Collaborative Innovation. I have been sore from added weight lifting. Good sore and self inflicted in any event so tough to complain.

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The Performance Pipeline

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Beautiful day here. It was snowing late last night when I was on a short run. And some of it stayed. Snow in New England and area made the news primarily because 2.3 million people are without power. I was a bit surprised by the snow. It is still quite warm. Still have to harvest carrots, leeks and squash. Today I did a longer run but inside on a treadmill.

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The Compound Effect

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I love Malcolm Gladwell and think he is one of the great thinkers of out time. I like his book " Blink ". It talks about the power of the unconscious mind and how we make snap decisions and conclusions and usually they are right. There is another great thinker, Daniel Kahneman, who wrote an outstanding article in the NY times that challenges Blink. In the article he talks about the stock picker and fund managers and the people that manage them.

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