The Practical Leader
APRIL 6, 2021
In his 19th Century Dictionary of Phrase and Fable , Ebenezer Cobham Brewer writes, “Euclid, having opened a school of mathematics at Alexandria, was asked by King Ptolemy whether he could explain his art to him in a more compendious manner. Or even worse — they cough up their own culture hairball.
Tanveer Naseer
AUGUST 6, 2013
The following is a guest piece by Bill Treasurer. In his book “ Leadership ” he talks about the transformational impact that occurs on performance and morale when a leader connects a follower’s sense of identity to the collective identity of the organization. A lot has been written about Transformational Leadership.
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Great Results Team Building
JANUARY 24, 2013
Those who seek to be part of an outstanding team must go into the experience with open eyes, knowing that there will be great promise but also many problems that they will encounter as well. In Seth Godin's book Linchpin, he writes that “You can either fit in, or stand out. Do you know what it means to truly be outstanding? Not both.”.
Strategy Driven
APRIL 22, 2011
Leaders – real leaders who have mastered their craft – don’t preside over such lackluster followers. This book will help leaders at any level keep their focus on the bedrock principles that will make them extraordinary. They say it with their ho-hum performance, their games of avoidance, their dearth of enthusiasm.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2011
In his new book, Retromania , English music critic Simon Reynolds claims that innovation in popular music is in decline. Economic, demographic, and cultural trends would make themselves felt among teenagers, the community most quick to respond and most open to change. Up until this point the innovation was just poking along.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
This was during the first decades of the previous century, an era that Harvard Business School historian Walter Friedman chronicles in his new book Fortune Tellers: The Story of America’s First Economic Forecasters. I interviewed Friedman about his book for an HBR Ideacast , which you can listen to below. Download this podcast.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 5, 2013
Courtesy of Blast Books . ” Courtesy of Blast Books . “There were catchphrases that had to be hammered into the head of the employees, just like advertising does to the general public.” ” Other production companies followed suit. “The Bathrooms are Coming! .”
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