Leading Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2023
From Sun Tzu to Julius Caesar, the ancient Israelites to Zelensky, there’s a bold and highly effective tactic seen throughout history—when leaders want to motivate their troops for success, they destroy all opportunities for retreat, and go all-in on the mission. Change is not the exception, it’s the rule.
Miles Anthony Smith
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Do Leadership Books Really Help Advance Your Life and Career? Even if you manage to find what appears to be solid leadership advice, does it actually help you advance your career and become a better leader? Developing the Leader Within You Dr. John C.
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Leading Blog
DECEMBER 25, 2014
We need get off the career ladder and get onto a learning curve. Leaders Eat Last : Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don''t by Simon Sinek The title of the book— Leaders Eat Last —comes from a conversation with a Marine Corps general. What we know will likely impede our ability to learn and therefore perform. Blog Post ).
Roundtable Talk
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Simon Sinek @simonsinek / Author and consultant on inspiring leadership / In a nutshell: Know WHY you’re doing what you’re doing “Share one’s passion and purpose as you inspire others” “Hire people who believe what you believe – and they will work for that belief. Happy leading! Bookmark the permalink.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 19, 2012
With the group's success, Patty's tough-love approach was vilified (much more clearly, perhaps, than that of the show's previous tough-love artist Simon Cowell). Though her tactics were questionable, they certainly brought out the best in her team; she truly helped them to become better singers and performers.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 15, 2012
I've just seen Simon, a client who has been looking for a job for 6 months. Based on work with scores of clients like Simon, I suggest that there are six types of frustrated job hunters out there. And yet their dominant mindset seems to be, "This tactic isn't working too well, but I will do it a couple of hundred times more to be sure."
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
After a time, the selfless behavior that made them successful in their early careers ends up impairing their long-term productivity, effectiveness, and well-being. Successful leaders keep their promises. They take their responsibilities to others seriously, and, when necessary, they put aside their own needs for the good of the organization.
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