The Harvard Business Review published a post by Vineet Nayar on Who is the New CEO? The article is a well-thought out vision that, in …
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Going to Abilene – Tips on Consensus Building
One of my favorite business stories is the book, The Abilene Paradox. I had the pleasure of hearing author Jerry B. Harvey tell the story …
Opportunity, Empowerment and Communism
I read a post over at Social Media Today about the “Opportunity Economy.” It’s a terrific post and raised some real interesting thoughts about marketing …
What I’ve Learned From Attending Conferences
I recently had the privilege of speaking at BlogHer10. If you’re not aware, BlogHer is a community that supports women bloggers. I want to give …
Theory In The Trenches
I’m starting to hear some conversation about the distinctions between knowing theory versus working in the trenches and discussions about practitioners versus consultants. It’s got …
Lead by Example
It sounds so easy. Lead by example. We can’t expect others to do something we don’t do ourselves. This applies to any aspect of our …
Initiative Is A Long-Term Philosophy
Scot Herrick at Cube Rules published a post recently titled Showing Initiative at Work is Way Overrated. I thought the post had an interesting twist. …