I guess it’s pretty egotistical, but one of the links I’m giving you today is mine.
It’s is a quick read, but really useful; a guest post I did for Catch Your Limit Consulting, a strategic management and marketing firm, called Hate The Plan, Love The Planning. Let me know what you think.
The second one is an article you’ll probably be hearing a lot about. No matter what you think of the content, the question is whether John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, should have stepped into the political wasp nest of healthcare. After you read the article, be sure to …read more

(CandidProf is chained and sleepless over his computer in order to meet a Friday publication deadline, he’ll return next week.)
Tuesday Wes Ball asked if Wall Street’s demands for shot-term performance undercut leadership performance; last November I wrote and When leaders can’t practice leadership and said,
“We live in a ridiculous world where Boards, in fear of investors, give CEOs six months to turn around multi-billion dollar companies that have been drifting, if not actually plunging, downwards for years; expect them to do it no matter what the situation or economy; where the slightest miss is considered grounds for firing; and long-term …read more