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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Teen Titans Go! To The Movies

Joseph Lalonde

Starfire (Hynden Welch) was distracted by the balloon animals. To The Movies wasn’t a serious film. Beware of distractions: One of Balloon Man’s powers was to create balloon animals. He would expel these creations from his body and fling them at the Teen Titans. She exclaimed and attempted to play with the creations.

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

The Postal Service, even with the constraints of its government mandate, has known for years that its traditional model was coming apart; Kodak realized that film was being replaced by digital media long before it changed its investment strategy; AOL knew that dial-up subscriptions were fading years before it took action.

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CEOs Should Get Out of the Saddle Before They’re Pushed Out

Harvard Business Review

I can’t help but think of the Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles — a satirical comedy of what happens when a new sheriff comes to town. Yes there are exceptions — Steve Jobs and Jack Welch leap to mind. When is the best time for a CEO to leave the top spot?

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

The Postal Service, even with the constraints of its government mandate, has known for years that its traditional model was coming apart; Kodak realized that film was being replaced by digital media long before it changed its investment strategy; AOL knew that dial-up subscriptions were fading years before it took action.

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IN COMMEMORATION International Woman's Day

Women in the LEAD

Posted by: Terrill Welch | March 06, 2009 at 12:17 PM This was such an exciting and riveting conference. See more at [link] The film chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. Congratulations on the event!

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CEO Next Door Book Reveals Four Key Behaviors Of Successful CEOs And Busts CEO Myths

Eric Jacobson

Powell : The media’s narrative of leadership has long been dominated by talk of larger-than-life visionary prophets like Steve Jobs and executive warriors like Jack Welch. Wildly charismatic “masters of the universe” may prowl unchallenged in the boardrooms of Hollywood films, but in real boardrooms results speak louder than charisma.

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