Wells Fargo, Margaret Thatcher, & Being a Lady
Margaret Thatcher was known for pithy quotes and perhaps one of best examples of her pithiness is the quote stating, “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have … Continue reading
Rankings Spoiler Alert – They Don’t Tell You What You Think They Should
College rankings are popular this time of year, especially if you’re a football fan. But not all college rankings telling you what they probably should. Here are a few thoughts … Continue reading
Symbols vs. Words — Symbols Win Every Time
Do your organizational symbols speak much louder than your leaders’ words? Let me illustrate what I am trying to get at with this question. The other day I was driving … Continue reading
The Danger of “Expert” Half-Truth Wisdom
Recently I came across an article with an attention-grabbing title: “‘Do What You Love’ is Horrible Advice.” Of course I had to click on the article and see what was … Continue reading
You’re not good at something, so let’s make you do more of it.
Does that sound like good management advice? To me it looks like a recipe for organizational and performance failure. This idea, however, was recently put forward by the executive editor … Continue reading
Wrong Lesson #1: Giving advice is easy, living by it is not
I remember that when my wife and I first got married we would often talk about having a family. We would look around at others struggling with their kids and … Continue reading
The Wrong Lessons
Recently I had an interaction with an author of a book from one of the courses I was taking for my doctorate at Pepperdine. While reading the book, I ran … Continue reading
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