Audio versions of Serve to Lead, Reagan on Leadership, and Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership will be released for the Holiday Season 2013-14.
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Tom Peters
Legendary leadership and management authority Tom Peters is notable for his generosity. For example, he routinely shares his famous slide decks online for the taking.
His latest gift is a tremendous essay, Presentation Excellence.
Historic breakthroughs, like value creation in business, tend to occur in crowded hours. Where something has appeared inert, there is, suddenly, a redefining change, a moment pointing toward a new truth.
As the dust settles, people and institutions adapt to a new order, perhaps an altered reality.
Last week was a time of such changes in transparency. Two earthquakes occurred.
The Pumpkin Plan is a terrific read for anyone who is, or is striving to be, an entrepreneur.
Mike Michalowicz has boiled down the some key insights that can help guide any entrepreneur, keeping their eyes on the essential.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been off to a great start—at least in terms of publicity.
A female CEO in the tech sector, representative of a new generation, a new mother to boot, Mayer has been seen as a “golden girl.”
Until now.
Great performances don’t just happen.
Recently I happened upon some criticism, tinged with disappointment, about President Kennedy. Some people are apparently astonished that he prepared for, indeed rehearsed, his outstanding televised press conference performances.
The disappointment arises from the belated recognition that Kennedy’s wit was not always spontaneous. Therefore, the thinking goes, it’s less impressive a feat. Somehow, preparation must be seen as a kind of “cheating.”
My reaction: Huh?
Where’s the leader? credit: officemuseum.com
We cannot rely on the outdated belief that only managers are leaders. While certainly there is truth to this axiom, it seriously hampers organizations and their abilities to create value for customers, even society.
The complexities and dynamism that shape our organizations do not afford businesses the convenience and familiarity to solely look to managers for leadership. To do so is perilous: it will erode competitive advantages, choke innovation, reduce time to market for new products, and deliver mediocre service.
Part I of this post considered historical examples of the gap between access to resources and accountability for their stewardship.
How organizations and individuals mind that gap is becoming more important than ever, for a simple reason: In the 21st century, the gap between access and accountability closes more rapidly than ever before.
What are areas where there is now a gap between access and accountability? What are the implications?
Make those New Year’s resolutions–but not just yet….
Before you take on those new tasks and perspectives and practices for the New Year, what are you leaving behind with the Old Year?