August 6, 2015
The Profoundly Positive Future of Leadership
As someone who is always fascinated by the latest ideas in management, leadership and personal development, I’ve been tracking developments in an overlapping field –…
Posts categorised with 'Leadership'
July 20, 2015
Behind the Boardroom Door
Boards govern, management teams lead. That’s what Nancy Falls told me when we talked recently about her new book, “Corporate Concinnity in…
June 26, 2015
Gold Stars and Certificates
When I was in elementary school, the best part of my day wasn’t running around in the yard, or dreaming up impossible adventures with my…
June 23, 2015
Wanna Join a Team?
Justin Rosenstein, the co-founder of collaboration software company Asana, wondered, “Why do some teams march in unison and achieve big dreams, while…
June 8, 2015
The Company You Keep
Professor Herminia Ibarra has coined a new word: outsight. She says it’s the opposite of insight, which she defines as “the flash of knowledge that…
May 18, 2015
Let’s Try to Get Along
They say you can’t choose your family – you just have to try to get along. And we all know the affronts, compromises and negotiations…
May 12, 2015
Managers Versus Leaders: the big Debate!
What’s the difference between managers and leaders? It’s one of those questions you might expect to answer if you’re sitting an…
April 13, 2015
Do you Want to be More Innovative?
Stop and think about some of the incredible innovations we rely on today. Most of these products were invented decades ago and are now such…
April 10, 2015
A Crash Course in PTSD
I knew it was going to hurt as soon as the car pulled out across my path. The only questions in my mind were: how…
April 6, 2015
Beyond Bias
Very few of us would admit it, but we are all biased. Research shows that all of us are naturally drawn toward people like ourselves…
March 23, 2015
How to Lead Under Pressure
Authenticity is something I’ve become very interested in as my career has progressed. I loved being a news journalist for many years but towards…
March 16, 2015
What I Learned From Losing a Million Dollars
It’s not often I find myself unable to put down a business book. But this was recently the case with “The Objective Leader,” by Elizabeth…