Mark Stelzner at Inflexion Point is host for the December Leadership Development Carnival and he’s done it with such flair and good imagery that it’s silly for me to try and improve his snowstorm analogy.
Although the weather outside may be frightful, this Carnival’s writers are so delightful. So stoke the fire, grab a blanket and get ready to curl up with some of the best leadership writing from the past thirty days. Cozy yet? Good… let’s jump right in. Leadership Whiteout The good thing about a whiteout is that you have no choice but to stop and pay attention:

Wally Bock …read more

For people who love blogs and crave a variety of ideas, viewpoints and opinions carnivals are like potato chips—you can’t read just one.
But unlike potato chips, blog posts don’t get stale, so return as often as you like before (or after) the next Carnival goes live November 1 at Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership.
This month’s host is Becky Robinson at Leader Talk.
Ever wonder how the posts are chosen? The answer is by the blogger—each of us chooses a recent post that we feel brings exceptional value to you.
There is an enormous amount of practical advice in these posts; useful whether you …read more

Hopefully you’re not laboring today, at least not at work.
There’s no football, so other than eating what is likely the last BBQ of the season and indulging in too much beer you might be a bit short of entertainment.
Never fear, just click the link and settle in for some great viewpoints on leadership, management, employee interaction and other pertinent subjects at September incarnation of the Leadership Development Carnival.
You’ll not only find my favorites, Wally Bock, Steve Roesler and Jim Stroup, but a host of excellent writers and downright smart people.
It doesn’t matter if you agree with what they say (I …read more

Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership By Dan is once again hosting The July 5th Leadership Development Carnival (it will be hosted other places in the coming months) and, as Dan says, “It’ll help work the cramps out of your brain,” now that the holiday is over.
There’s a lot of excellent information available from the many outstanding participants.
Click around, read and enjoy, but with my normal caveat—leadership is for everyone, not just the person out front.
Your comments—priceless
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Sometimes it seems as if the economic crisis is acting like an earthquake that’s turning over rock after rock and all kinds of icky things are crawling out much to our dismay. A few months ago I wrote about the mindset that seems to be so prevalent these days.
“These days” aren’t all that recent whereas the executive bonuses causing so much rage are just a blip.
Enron was eight years ago as was the phen-phen settlement rip-off, although the two lawyers were only convicted this week.
For decades, the Feds have been scamster heaven and that hasn’t changed, “about 32 percent of …read more

Dan McCarthy, a very cool guy who is head of leadership and management development at Paychex and writes a great blog on leadership issues, included me in his current edition of the Leadership Development Carnival. It’s not just about leadership, but includes management and the content can be applied to all parts of life.
Your comments—priceless
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Joe Farrington, my son, went up to Cambridge University last October to begin a four years Masters degree in Natural Sciences and has just completed his first year.
His preferred college was Gonville & Caius and much to his delight he was accepted.
“The College is one of the oldest and largest, being originally founded in 1348 as Gonville Hall by Edmund Gonville, and then re-founded in the sixteenth century by John Keys; it is often referred to as Caius (pronounced Keys) in his honour. The College is characterised by a spirit of academic excellence and endeavour. We have over 100 Fellows in College, …read more

I am pleased to present for your education and reading enjoyment The Carnival of Entrepreneurs that is being held today at Start Up Spark. I was lucky enough to to learn about this carnival in time to participate, but there are 34 other blogs as well, so make sure not to miss the wealth of information you will find there.