First Friday Book Synopsis

article thumbnail

Empathy Training May Not Be Genuine

First Friday Book Synopsis

I was interested in a recent syndicated article… Read More Empathy Training May Not Be Genuine. Obviously, the Kouzes and Posner best-seller, Encouraging the Heart (Jossey-Bass, 2003), includes many different references to empathy as a management tool in recognizing and reinforcing employee behavior.

article thumbnail

Leaders are Not Trained; Not Developed; Leaders are “Made Ready”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Leaders are Trained; Developed; Leaders are “Made Ready” A friend sent me this article from Forbes: The #1 Reason Leadership Development Fails by Mike Myatt. You don’t train leaders you develop them – a subtle yet important distinction lost on many… The terms training and development [.].

Training 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Can You Train Yourself to Be the Next Steve Jobs?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article written by Donna Fenn for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. Only Steve Jobs can train himself to be the next Steve Jobs. Ignore the dumb title. Jobs [.].

article thumbnail

In a “Will Robots Steal Your Job?” Era, the “Self- _” Skills are Ever More Crucial

First Friday Book Synopsis

If you’re taking a break from work to read this article, I’ve got one question for you: Are you crazy? At this moment, there’s someone training for your job.

Skills 70
article thumbnail

Still Surprised: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership Warren Bennis Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2010) Four score and counting, while his insatiable curiosity explores and his sense of wonder delights I have read and reviewed most (if not all) of Warren Bennis’ books and most of his articles.

Review 85
article thumbnail

Three Integrity Questions for Leaders

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerot from an article written by Alaina Love and featured by the BloombergBusinessweek website (August 6, 2011) To check out all the resources, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Completing ethics training is just the beginning of an introspective process U.S.

Ethics 75
article thumbnail

Want Innovative Thinking? Hire from the Humanities

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tony Golsby-Smith for the Harvard Business Review‘s “The Conversation&# series.