Considering the intense focus on corporate values, ethics, and social responsibility, I found the interview with Lynn Sharp Paine, the John G. McLean Professor at Harvard Business School, along with the excerpt from her new book, both timely and thought provoking.Accounting scandals, stock option backdating and the increasing demands of a highly educated workforce […]
According to Nestle SA Chief Executive Officer Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, “[Conductor] Claudio Abbado is an artist, but he’s also a good leader. And one thing that leaders have in common — whether in art, business, or politics — is an ability to be sensitive toward people. You have to have the ability to motivate people to […]
A couple of years ago KG Charles-Harris, a talented leader/CEO I work with, sent me an article from HBS Working Knowledge, a free online publication from Harvard Business School geared to the interests of business leaders and I strongly recommend subscribing to it.My favorite contributor is James Heskett, the Baker Foundation Professor, who fosters superb […]
Like all of you, I dearly love compliments, and I received a great one this week. After just 17 months writing MAPpingCompanySuccess I was invited to write Leadership Turn for b5media. Too cool!
All coaches/consultants/mentors bring their own philosophy/approach/spin to a subject and I’m no different. My focus has always been on what I call MAP […]
I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character!
—- Theodore Roosevelt
Action Plan: When did it happen that ethics, and doing the right thing, became negotiable? When did we start admiring businesses and business leaders who didn’t do […]
You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.
— Rosalyn Carter
This week’s action plan: It’s easy to believe in yourself, when everyone around you believes in you as well. But how often is this the case?
Sometimes the people around us are looking to poke holes in our […]
One of the new features here at Leadership Turn involves moving the leadership thought for the week to Monday. While originally I thought that a little mid-week motivation was a good thing (and it is), I really wanted to do more than just share a thought. I wanted to challenge all of us to work and focus […]
As you go along your road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance. . . but no matter how rough the opposition may seeem, have courage still and persevere.
– Madeleine Albright
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Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead.
– Louisa May Alcott
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I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced that they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
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