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The Making of Legends

Strategy Driven

I developed the concept of integrating Pop Culture Wisdom with management training and business planning over the last 40 years. I emceed concerts with stars like Elvis Presley, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers, The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Simon & Garfunkel, Nelson Riddle, Dionne Warwick and Andre Previn.

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Fixing the Game: What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL

Leading Blog

Dean of the Rotman School of Management, Roger Martin, states in Fixing the Game , "We haven’t looked deeper into blameworthy CEO behavior to understand what really caused it. That theory, says Roger Martin, “had the unfortunate effect of tightly tying together two markets: the real market and the expectations market.”

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Leadership Lessons from the Military

First Friday Book Synopsis

It calls for absolute clarity about the mission, extraordinary adaptability, and precise management of complex systems. Military work — like business — is risky, pressured, and fast-changing.

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Leadership Lessons from the Military

First Friday Book Synopsis

Previously, I posted excerpts from articles that comprise a series sponsored by Harvard Business Review. Now, all of the articles plus other material have been published both in a single volume and as a PDF and the collection is for sale for only $19.95. To learn more about this book, please click here. * * [.].

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The Best Leadership Books of 2022

Leading Blog

Covey (Simon & Schuster, 2022) We have a leadership crisis today, where even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. A New Way to Think : Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness by Roger L. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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