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Black 2010?? (my interview on Fox Business)

Nov 30, 2009 | Leadership

Below is a clip of my interview last week on Fox Business News. The topic at a high level was about how retailers were going to approach Black Friday - would they simply look to their competitors and follow their lead? Who is doing well? Who is ...

SKIRTED! Women CEO’s Pay Takes Disproportionate Hit

Nov 6, 2009 | Leadership

Among all the players who were paraded passed us over the last year, there has been one common characteristic:  they were nearly all MEN.  Therefore, we might have expected that the MEN at the top would take a disproportionate hit in compensation due to the fallout. Not so.   Women CEOs were the ones ...

Applause versus Accomplishment

Oct 25, 2009 | Leadership, Personal Development, The Leap

We have all felt it.  The brief chant of approval from the crowd.  The promotion.  The plaque.  The prize.    Applause is a powerful drug.  It is euphoric.  It is addictive.  It is deceiving. Applause gave us “Balloon Boy”.  Our quest for applause often leads us down murky paths.  We follow a career ...

Karmunication

Oct 19, 2009 | Leadership, The Leap

Karmunication (n): Conversation that inspires the direction of your future. I have worked for many great managers: able to organize and delegate tasks to meet objectives. I have worked for several great leaders:  inspiring the entire team or organization toward a predefined path. But the leaders I remember most, those who made the ...

Management is Easier, But…

Oct 15, 2009 | Leadership, The Leap

Management, in the short term, is easier than Leadership. Management is about control.  It is reaching your arms way out and grabbing onto as much as you can, and controlling it.  Leadership is about inspiring a whole bunch of things that are out of your control. Management is about power. Leadership is about ...

How to Tell if Your Good Idea is GREAT! (hint: are people interrupting you?)

Oct 13, 2009 | Leadership, The Leap

I recently had two separate conversations. During the first, an old friend was telling me about his exciting new pursuit into social entrepreneurship.  He was very enthusiastic, but was having trouble articulating exactly what he was planning to do.  I would let him finish, and then ask questions, trying sincerely to ...

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