Leadership
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Yes, the US “Won” the Winter Olympics
37 medals, count ‘em. More than the US has ever won in the Winter Olympics (the previous US record was…
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You Go Where You’re Looking
When beginners attend auto racing or high performance driving school, they are taught that drivers tend to go where they’re…
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Can Your Organization Handle A Top Notch Employee?
[Danger: football analogies used with abandon in this post.] As the 2009 NFL season opened, Michael Vick, ex-Atlanta Falcons star…
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Steve Jobs and the Great Man Theory of Leadership
Bill Taylor’s recent post on Steve Jobs and leadership, “Decoding Steve Jobs: Trust the Art, Not the Artist,” is a…
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Leadership the Bobby Orr Way
In this week’s Sports Illustrated, there is an article about Bobby Orr. For those who don’t know who Orr is,…
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When “We” Are “They”
I’m always surprised and a bit taken aback when I hear an employee of any company use the term "they"…
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Benjamin Franklin on Leadership 101
I recently finished reading Walter Isaacson’s terrific biography of Benjamin Franklin. Having read his superb biography of Albert Einstein a…
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Software Management Guides from an Expert
Long time friend and cohort, Lorne Cooper, has two new posts up on the AccuRev blog that are must reads…
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Brainstorming – Don’t Shoot the Messenger too Quickly
A long time ago I read a book about group brainstorming – using group-think to solve problems and uncover new…
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CEOs Get More Credit Than They Deserve . . . and More Blame
They say it’s lonely at the top. CEOs are uniquely responsible for the results of the company and how those…
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