Settling the strike quickly would be the best gift that New Yorkers could get in 2005 The NYC Transit Strike is on and Women's Leadership Exchange is based in New York City - the Capital of the World. I say Capital of the World not because I'm an egomanic about WLE's home base, but because it's been said by many others in books, magazine articles, etc. How is it that the Capital of the World goes on strike? Most of us, who are based here, are still in shock. MORE

A great example of this happened in January of 2005 when Procter & Gamble bought the Gillette Company in the largest consumer packaged goods acquisition in history. MORE

I started developing the idea for this construct in 2011, when the Brazilian business magazine Administradores asked me who could be considered as successors to Peter Drucker, who died in 2005 at 95, as the. MORE

Losing is painful. The NY Yankees lost the American League division tonight and I am hurting. I am a woman first; a wife and mother second. A business owner third. And a NY Yankee fan fourth. I am a BIG Yankee Fan. I love watching them. They're cool, confident, warm, charismatic, sometimes intense. Recent years they haven't looked so good during the summer, but by the end of the season, they always pull it together and play like silk.until tonight when they lost to the LA Angels. But I love them. MORE

Bob's blog entries "Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think" Facebook Janette Beckman/RedFerns/Getty Kenyon College in 2005 President Obama's talks at Arizona State and Notre Dame TIME Magazine's All-Time Top 10 Commencement Speeches YouTubeOver the years, I have participated (as student or teacher) in 15 commencement exercises and attended at least another dozen as a parent or grandparent. MORE

Rosa Parks is a testament that it is small things that can change the world. As the NY Times said: "By remaining seated, she took a stand." " But even more than "a stand, " her action, or refusal to get up from her seat to make room for whites, was a pivotal event in civil rights history. It thrust Rev. Martin Luther King, then 26 years old, into mounting a boycott that lasted more than year, and ended in the U.S. MORE

When Women's Leadership Exchange conferences are held around the country - Dallas, Chicago, Long Beach, Atlanta and New York City - we always invite the top city officials, to welcome our large crowd of from 600 - 800 successful women business owners. WLE Keyholders are female movers & shakers and their businesses are drivers of the economy in each region. We especially like to feature women public officials, but we also welcome men who support the advancement of women. MORE

we decided for now to at least repeat our ground-breaking industry research from our 2005 study, as highlighted in the book Executive Coaching for Results. What we found was that indeed some meaningful trends are emerging – some of the same from 2005, and some different. MORE

It's Sunday night and like many of you, I just got around to reading Saturday's paper. Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, wrote an interesting commentary on the OP Ed pages of The New York Times, "Can Mommy Know Best?" MORE

The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future — Just Enough Vivek Ranadivé and Kevin Maney Crown Business (2011) The power of prediction-based talent: Intuition on “the other side of complexity” At least a century ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes observed, “I don’t care a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity but [.]. MORE

Cohen AMACOM (2014) A brilliant explanation of how to apply the most valuable lessons to be learned from Peter Drucker (1909 –2005) The title of this book seems somewhat redundant because Peter Drucker is, in my opinion, the most practical business […]. The Practical Drucker: Applying the Wisdom of the World’s Greatest Management Thinker William A. MORE

Not my usual blog – July 7 Bombings 2005 – 2015 a VERY personal reflection. The post July 7 Bombings 2005 – 2015 – One Ambulance Volunteers Reflections Ten Years On appeared first on. personal reflections 2005 7 july 7/7 july 7 bombings Learning london bombing personal experience ptsd stress MORE

The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future–Just Enough Vivek Ranadivé and Kevin Maney Crown Business (2011) The power of prediction-based talent: Intuition on “the other side of complexity” At least a century ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes observed, “I don’t care a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity but I would [.]. MORE

Bob''s blog entries (2005) and the Art of Battling Giants (October 2013) Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking David and Goliath: Underdogs Malcolm Gladwell on "Annals of Innovation: Social Media & Social Change" Misfits Outliers: The Story of Success (2008) The New Yorker The Tipping Point (2000) The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference (2000) What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009) why social media cannot provide what social change has always required MORE

Seth Godin: Ideas That Spread [comma] Win The Best Business Advice on Donny Deutsch Show From the CEO Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Address Energizing Office Yoga How to Craft Your 300-Second Elevator Pitch or Networking Introduction Entrepreneurial Advice From Billionaires Charles KochActually, I think these are ten YouTube videos that anyone should watch who has an interest in the business world. MORE

In 2005 the CEO of a large West Coast equipment company called me in to work with his COO and heir apparent. Everyone needs a coach. But, not everyone wants a coach or wants others to know that they need a coach. Some areas welcome coaching. Sports for instance. MORE

Prior to joining Harvard Business School in September 2005, Rob served as Vice Chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Robert Steven Kaplan is the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School. He is also and co-chairman of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm. with […]. MORE

Womens History Month: Acknowledging Six Women Named Alice Its a New Dawn, Its a New Day, Its a New Life For Small Business and Im Feeling Good WLE Atlanta Welcomes Katrina Business Owners Subscribe in a reader Posted: September 25, 2005, 11:00 PM by Leslie Grossman WLE’s search for women business owners who relocated to the Atlanta area yielded four women who evacuated there from New Orleans. Home WLE Events New York Los Angeles Ft. MORE

Today I am absorbed in sports news. Though I am a big NY Yankee fan, I don?t t usually read the sports pages regularly. But lately I?ve ve been drawn to the sports? media. Headlines report on the screams of French fans claiming that Lance Armstrong only won the Tour de France because he?s s been taking drugs. A statement certainly unproven. But the biggest news was right here in the USA, in fact, in Ohio. MORE

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina is shocking. ve seen it in other parts of the world ? and it has affected us profoundly. Disasters like the Tsunami have moved us into action to help the people. This disaster is still unfolding. Because of its nature, I?m m afraid the worst is yet to come. MORE

Adrian J. Slywotzky is a consultant and author of several books on economic theory and management. He graduated from Harvard College and holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has worked as a consultant since 1979 and is currently a partner at Oliver Wyman. MORE

It’s overwhelming. The tragedy in Louisiana continues. Since my last blog, the media revealed the lack of a quick response of the Federal Government. People in New Orleans and other areas seemed abandoned. Finally, however, relief efforts went into the action. People either escaped or have been transported to many areas of the country, so that they could, first, survive, and now a week and a half later, begin to rebuild their lives. MORE

The Purpose of an Organization (2005). 2005: 1. These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2016 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). MORE

Here’s a book from 2005: Overpromise and Overdeliver: The Secrets of Unshakeable Customer Loyalty by Rick Barrera. I occasionally go back through my synopsis handouts for books I presented years ago at the First Firday Book Synopsis. He writes: If unshakeable loyalty is your goal, overpromising and overdelivering should be your methodology. And then he […]. Randy''s blog entries MORE

After much anticipation and publicity, a woman -- and a very capable woman, I might add, is President of the United States. Well, it's about time. You may think I'm crazy. "It's "It's only a TV show," you may say. But I've learned that reality often imitates what we see on the media. The opportunity for millions of Americans to see a woman in action as "Commander in Chief" every Tuesday night on ABC-TV could go a long way in making it a reality. MORE

I am very excited about doing the first Women?s s Leadership Exchange Blog. You may ask, ?Why Why do a blog for Women?s s Leadership Exchange?? Well, it is my opinion that no one out there is translating the events and the news of the day in a way that helps women business owners understand the impact they have on their businesses and on their lives. Another reason for the blog is that I have an opinion on everything and I?m m usually too busy to share it with anyone. MORE

In the business of art, where are the women? s the question that struck me after visiting the The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), rebuilt and greatly expanded. in all its dramatic grandeur. My daughter Sara, was my noble companion on this expedition to a museum that has always inspired me. Sara recently graduated with a BFA from SVA, and holds her first ?real? job working at The Mattress Factory, a highly respected gallery/museum featuring installation art in Pittsburgh, PA. MORE

In the countless eulogies following her death in 2005 at age 92, we learned that she never wavered in her commitment to being a bridge building leader. A crowded Montgomery, AL city bus stopped at its usual spot and a middle-aged African-American woman boarded the bus. MORE

Everywhere I look lately, I keep hearing about ?fighting fighting females.? This alliteration hit me, after returning from the August 2nd, Women?s s Leadership Exchange Long Beach Conference, which was focused on women supporting each other. What is all this stuff about fighting females? I suppose fighting females can be positive or negative depending upon the situation. MORE

As I''ve been out talking about and coaching around the book for almost 10 years, I''ve recognized that I stumbled on to something deeper than I realized when I was writing The Next Level back in 2005. MORE

On 16 October 2005, an incredible feat was achieved sixteen miles West of Denver, Colorado. “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which, more than anything else, determines its outcome.”. William James. MORE

Cohen AMACOM (2014) A brilliant explanation of how to apply the most valuable lessons to be learned from Peter Drucker (1909–2005) The title of this book seems somewhat redundant because Peter Drucker is, in my opinion, the most practical business thinker […]. The Practical Drucker: Applying the Wisdom of the World’s Greatest Management Thinker William A. MORE

A personal experience Recently I came across a journal entry from January, 2005. I talked about some of the goals I had for the year and my progress and lack thereof towards meeting them. I shared some current frustrations I was having in ministry. MORE

He was Global CMO of McDonald’s from 2002 to 2005. Larry Light is the Chief Executive Officer of Arcature LLC, consultants in brand management. Light was a senior executive and Board member at BBDO and President of the international division of Ted Bates. More recently, Light was the interim Global Chief Brands Officer of IHG.… … Read More Larry Light: An interview by Bob Morris. MORE

Ackoff: 1919 -2009 – Dr. Russell Ackoff Webcast on Systems Thinking – Designing a New Organization (2005). I remember hearing this same story when Russ Ackoff spoke at the Hunter Conference on Quality (which was named in honor of my father ) in Madison, Wisconsin. MORE

His special guests for this episode are two pioneers of podcasting: Cliff Ravenscraft : Cliff has been podcasting since 2005, and as the Podcast Answer Man he has been consulting and teaching others to podcast since 2007. MORE

I interrupted my reading of John Dean’s new book, The Nixon Defense, to tackle a 2005 best-seller by Bob Woodward of The Washington Post. Woodward, as you know, met with a character named “Deep Throat” in a parking garage during the Watergate saga. Before he died, at age 91, Mark Felt identified himself in a Vanity […]. MORE

Here is the first portion of an article written by Malcolm Gladwell for The New Yorker. To read the complete article and others of his, please click here. * * * When Vivek Ranadivé decided to coach his daughter Anjali’s basketball team, he settled on two principles. The first was that he would never raise […]. MORE

From 1965 to 2005 the mortality rates for nonelderly Russian men and women rose by an average of 1.5% From 1988 to 2005 the winding down of the anti-alcohol campaign coincided with the Soviet Union’s collapse and Russia’s fraught transition to capitalism. By 2005 adult Russian men were nearly twice as likely to die prematurely as they had been in 1965. MORE

. RVIA Membership Directory. Special Award. Presented to an individual within the RV industry who has made extraordinary contributions to the industry''s overall success. Norm Jacobson. Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. Sid Johnson. Jayco, Inc. The RV Financing Community. Pete Liegl. Forest River, Inc. Wade Thompson. Thor Industries. Jim Sheldon. Monaco Coach Corporation. Don Walter. Starcraft RV. Mel Adams. Airxcel, Inc. Thompson. Thompson Associates, Inc. Thomas Faludy. Carefree of Colorado. MORE

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As recently as 2005 leadership theory talked about personality traits that leaders possessed, debated whether leaders are born or made and focused much of its work on how to identify and groom leaders so they can take over and lead those who worked for them. MORE

Peter Drucker (1909 – 2005) ‘Father of Modern Management’ and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002 Email This Post | Print Post | Sign up for our Email Newsletter Speak Your Mind Tell us what youre thinking. MORE