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By admin on May 23rd, 2009
Question
What resistance is causing us to stall or slow? How can we use this resistance to our advantage or turn it around on itself?
Archive for May, 2009
By admin on May 23rd, 2009
The Age of the Unthinkable by Joshua Cooper Ramo
Josh Ramo, the youngest Senior Editor and Foreign Editor ever at TIME Magazine, is both a great writer and a global citizen. A friend of mine for the past eight years, he now works as Managing Director at Kissinger Associates, Inc., which is owned and managed by Henry Kissinger. I’m not surprised that Josh chose [...]
By admin on May 23rd, 2009
Understanding Leadership
In building a training program for leaders, I’ve given a lot of thought to definitions of leadership. Here are a few that I have come across: “A leader is simply one who has followers.” To have followers isn’t much of a threshold. Cults have followers, and so do NFL teams and pop stars. Leaders should [...]
By admin on May 23rd, 2009
Quotes
“It’s amazing how many cares disappear when you decide not to be something, but to be someone.” -Coco Chanel “There are no bad troops, only bad leaders.”- John Harvey-Jones “The most important thing in communication is to hear the thing that isn’t being said.” -Peter Drucker
By admin on May 23rd, 2009
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
Marshall Goldsmith –author, coach, and savvy marketer–spells out the twenty most common bad habits of executives in this book, but you don’t need to be an executive to benefit from his advice. Everyone could stand to take responsibility for their actions, keep a positive and generous attitude, and work on (not celebrate) their faults–which is, [...]
By admin on May 23rd, 2009
Repurposing Your Business
Last month, I described how Charles McCabe expanded his business based upon a simple question: “Why don’t you sell your tax school to other independent tax firms?” In the process, he helped insulate himself and his business against ever-changing economic conditions and the competition. This month, I’d like to continue in the flexible business vein. [...]
