Vision – What is it good for?
April 11, 2016
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The opening line in Edwin Starr’s 1970 Motown hit and protest song, “War, huh yeah, What is it good for? Absolutely nothing … !” asks
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The leadership eulogy – it’s a good thing
March 11, 2016
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Donald Trump should write his eulogy. Not that he’s soon to be dead. But if leaders, while they are alive and well and supposedly leading,
Narcissism trumps leadership
February 25, 2016
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I have written about how a leader’s character needs to anchor in humility, and I would like to continue that conversation by looking at the
Tough, Honest, Humble Self-Assessment
January 31, 2016
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I recently received a note in an email from the Executive Vice President of an $8 billion international business – I’ll call him Geoffrey. He sent
Exploring Amazonian Naiveté
August 24, 2015
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Here, I want to make three simple points: 1) Very, very few CEOs have an accurate understanding of their company’s culture, or of the relationship between
Transforming the Change Management Confusion
August 31, 2016
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With a twinge of self-consciousness, a brilliant doctor related to me how for two weeks she repeated an error each morning on her one-mile commute
The unconscious Contradiction
May 31, 2015
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Are you particularly conscious of your leadership or is it an unconscious contradiction? Does this question intrigue you? Or offend you? Are you defensive, or
Conscious Capitalism Conference 2015 – Review
April 29, 2015
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I am a proponent of “capitalism.” I attended the 2015 Conscious Capitalism Conference April 7-9, in Chicago. It was my third “CC” Conference. As Professor
Note to Self: Worthy Rocks!
March 31, 2015
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I versus We. It’s like comparing a match to a bonfire. Worthy missions are socially constructive. They serve the greater “We.” “Me” or “I” is
Note to Self: On Chains and Command
February 28, 2015
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Who’s in authority? It’s a constant question, but barely important if the mission doesn’t matter. Yet, when the mission truly matters, the weak link has