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Are Tim Cook and Jamie Dimon Living in a Black and White World?

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple and Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan are rightly two of the most respected...

Your Path to Self-Management – the Hybrid Organization

From the culture of control dominant in the 20th Century manufacturing organization to the knowledge-work economy of the 21st Century there has been a gradual path from top-down to bottom-up, from a culture of control to a culture of self-control and self-management.

The Hybrid Organization is Here and Now!

Hybrid is here and now, thanks to Covid19. Every organization must redesign its own work, teams and relationships to take advantage of the lessons that we can both perform much of our work from home and experience increased job satisfaction and productivity.

The Social Responsibilities of Corporations and Their Leaders

The Social Responsibilities of Corporations and Their Leaders Or, why you should not just “shut up...

Invest in Yourself! Build Your Brand Now!

Let’s get to the point. Udemy’s Black Friday sale is on and now is the time invest in courses at the lowest price and which will build your own personal value in the marketplace, your brand equity. Let me make two...

Leadership and What Made “America Great” in The First Place

Intellectual Curiosity and Reason: I am reading Steven Pinker’s book Enlightenment Now in which he goes over the transformations in thought brought about by the Enlightenment thinkers of the eighteenth century. Our Founding...

The National Crisis of Trust: Every Leader Must Do Their job!

It is the job of leaders to create trust between leader and led, between the institutions of governance and those who are governed. Udemy recently asked me for comments on this topic that were just published in FastCompany...

Virtual Teams are Now, Everywhere, and Everyone is on One! Lead them Well!

The Covid-19 crisis has everyone working remotely and in teams. Here are some tips and a short course to make your virtual team meeting successful.

Seize The Opportunity in Crisis

With daily reports of the spread of the Covid-19 virus, cancelation of conferences, closing of schools and corporate travel restrictions it is time to think creatively about how to respond to the crisis. Within every crisis is the challenge of creativity, to try out new ways of thinking and getting the job done.

For the New Year – Adopt A System of Lean Learning

Lean Leadership requires a deliberate system of continuous learning.