Dan Rosensweig, in a recent New York Times interview with Adam Bryant, says he is influenced by entrepreneurs—company founders like Jerry Yang and David Filo of Yahoo—he has worked with who developed companies with cultures reflective of “energy, enthusiasm and unbridled passion for what’s possible.” As Dan explains, “founders simply ask what needs to be [...]
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Hidden Lessons in Leadership #11
Posted in Leadership, Relationships, tagged Leadership, management, relationships on July 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Revenue Falls But Profits Soar
Posted in Economy, Leadership, tagged Business of business, Critical Thinking, Economy, Leadership, management, Moral Values, Quality on July 27, 2010 | 14 Comments »
The headline in the July 26, 2010 New York Times read “Industries Find Surging Profits in Deeper Cuts.” The article, using Harley-Davidson as illustration of cost cutting practices at many corporations, reports that although sales revenues are falling profits are soaring. For example, Harley-Davidson experienced $71 million profit in the second quarter which is three-times [...]
Awaken Self-Leadership
Posted in Change, Leadership, Life, Progress, tagged Business of business, Change, Critical Thinking, Development of Self, human spirit, Leadership, Learning, Problem Solving, Progress on July 24, 2010 | 9 Comments »
There seems to be quite a bit of banter about leadership on social networks, blogs, and popular business books. I suspect it is all in an effort to satisfy a huge unmet need. This need has been unmet for a very long time and it will likely remain so, assured by an almost epidemic absence [...]
Innovation Requires Being Creative
Posted in Leadership, organizational design, tagged Business of business, human spirit, Leadership, Learning, organizational design, Quality on July 20, 2010 | 8 Comments »
A 2008 New York Times article told of how G.M. sacrificed innovation for profits. The article stated “G.M.’s biggest failing, reflected in a clear pattern over recent decades, has been its inability to strike a balance between those inside the company who pushed for innovation ahead of the curve, and the finance executives who worried [...]
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #10
Posted in Leadership, partnership, tagged human spirit, Leadership, Learning, management, partnership, Problem Solving, Statistical Thinking, Systems Thinking on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In saying, “I believe that it is not about me…it’s very much about the team”, Linda Heasley, President and CEO of The Limited, concisely expresses her philosophy of leadership. Underlying this position on leadership is the fact that leadership involves We and not Me.
Crisis of Will
Posted in Change, Leadership, Problem Solving, Systems Thinking, tagged Business of business, Change, Critical Thinking, Decision-making, Leadership, Learning, Problem Solving, Progress, Systems Thinking on July 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »
In light of the recent difficulties we’ve been experiencing (e.g. Big Bank Failure, Big Oil Spill) there can be little doubt that we live in very interesting times. Though we may have experienced similar challenges in the past, today’s challenges are surely bigger and more far-reaching than ever before. Our technology has afforded us far-reaching [...]
Leading for Greatness
Posted in Leadership, Life, tagged Development of Self, human spirit, Leadership on July 6, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Assuming that personal greatness is greatness of ‘self’, the pursuit of greatness necessarily begins with an understanding of who we are. Most people will choose to define him/her self by his/her role (or position) in society; a father, a mother, a vice-president, a CEO, an accountant, a lawyer, a consultant, a businessperson, a basketball player [...]
Responsible Business
Posted in Leadership, Life, Morality/Ethics, Systems Thinking, tagged Business of business, Critical Thinking, Decision-making, Ethical Principles, Leadership, Moral Values, partnership, relationships, Systems Thinking on July 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What is the ethical, social or environmental responsibility of business? The answer to this question rests on whether or not organizations are machines of commerce, profit-producing instruments. The law of corporations says they are run primarily in the interest of stockholders, the responsibility is fiduciary. Let’s assume that this is indeed the case; that they [...]
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