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Chilean Mining Crisis Offers Lessons for Dysfunctional Congress
When 33 Chilean miners were trapped underground, mining minister Laurence Golborne took charge of their rescue — and two months later, they all stepped out into the sunlight. Golborne insisted on transparency with families and the public; retaining personal responsibility while delegating key decisions to more experienced experts; and multiple rescue methods in parallel to [...]
Give to Get
I ran into my local grocery store yesterday. Under the cool overhang by the automatic door, high school cheerleaders were waving posters and asking for donations so they could go to an out-of-state competition. In a hurry, I ignored them. Driving back to my house, sitting on the curb in the hot sun were two [...]
Leadership Lessons From Anne Mulcahy
Anne Mulcahy – former President and CEO responsible for the dramatic turnaround of Xerox Corporation – took the stage at Boston’s World Trade Center to kick off Simmons Leadership Conference. Her humility and authenticity shone through a tale of just how the company surprised everyone on Wall Street. Here are some of her thoughts which [...]
TerryStarbucker.com Discusses His 10 Favorite Leadership Lessons
An oldie but a goodie blog post by Terry Starbucker covers ten important leadership lessons such as teach instead of just tell, trust the facts and do the unexpected! Read the entire post at http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2009/07/05/my-10-favorite-leadership-lessons/
It Takes Leadership to Jumpstart a Village!
“A community first and a company second.” Not words you’d expect to hear from an organization that ten years ago was bankrupt, being sued, and losing more than 40% of its employees every year. But in the mind of Kent Thiry, Chairman and CEO of DaVita, that’s exactly what it took to turn a losing [...]
USA TODAY Survey-Vacations Don’t Refresh
USA TODAY ( October 8,2011) posted a survey in which only 43% of employed professionals return from vacation relaxed and less stressed. Wonder why? Answer: In my opinion, it’s all the tools we use to stay connected to the office. And tools take a toll. How much courage does it take to unplug? What stops [...]
Three of the important questions you will ever answer.
What brings you to joy? What are you good at? Does anyone need you to do it? For some reason, I found myself reflecting this Holiday on a weekend spent with my twin brother as he facilitated a Boston College tradition called Halftime. This free, elective weekend is for sophomore or junior year students to [...]
July 4th Musings-A Different Spin on Freedom
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose…” For days now, these few words from this classic Kris Kristofferson song, Me & Bobbie McGee, spinning repeatedly through my brain. It’s really been bugging me. And why these words? Why now? Why me? Could loss actually free us? Could we be imprisoned by material choices, [...]
Life Leadership Lessons – In the Death of a Dog
Every once in awhile, there comes a story that reminds me that I must learn new skills despite loss and also discover better responses to the vagaries of a world that often seems upside down. Max came to my brother and his family five years ago from the Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue League. Max was [...]
Commerce for Peace; Leaders Listen Up
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of addressing the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. Despite the association’s name, these are CEOs and senior managers running chambers around the U.S. as well as in such countries as Vietnam, Argentina, Japan, and Norway. Lars-Kåre Legernes, Managing Director of the Oslo Chamber of Commerce, was in [...]