Leading Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2012
This is a guest post by Bill McBean, author of The Facts of Business Life: What Every Successful Business Owner Knows that You Don't. The seven facts he presents are clearly articulated in this very straightforward book. He begins by saying that when it comes to business ownership, “the reality is very different from then dream, even when you are successful.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2012
Charisma: helpful Competence: important Character: Priceless The greatest threat to any leader comes not from without, but from within. It is who we are, more than anything else, that will derail us. The traits we so value in great leaders is a matter of character. And it is through this character that our leadership is manifested. It creates the space in which we lead.
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Leading Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2012
Are individual leaders truly responsible for the end result, or do they just happen to be there—for better or worse? asks Gautam Mukunda in Indispensible. To be sure, Lincoln and Churchill have mattered, but does every leader matter? Of course, every leader matters to someone. But here Mukunda is talking about leaders who matter on a larger scale—those that matter to all of us.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2012
What I like most about the work of John Baldoni is that it is very practical. His advice is relatable, practical, and gets to the core if the issue. In article after article, book after book, he hits the nail on the head. The Leader’s Pocket Guide is the next best thing to having John as your own personal coach. He shares the lessons he’s learned coaching others.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2012
Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, died today at age 78 due to complications from pneumonia. He lived in retirement in Tampa, where he had served in his last military assignment as commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command. In a statement issued through his office, former President George H.W.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 21, 2012
In the mid-1970s, a man hunted for a lottery ticket with the last two digits ending in 48 for a chance to win the Spanish National Lottery. He found a ticket, bought it, and won the lottery. When asked why he was so intent on finding that number, he replied, “I dreamed of the number 7 for seven straight nights. And 7 times 7 is 48.” You can be wrong and still win—in the short term.
Leading Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2012
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in December. The Art of Deliberate Success : Transform Your Professional and Personal Life by David Keane. Service-Ability : Create a Customer Centric Culture and Achieve Competitive Advantage by Kevin Robson. To Sell Is Human : The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink.
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