Great articles on management and leadership.

12 Personal Aspirations For 2012

January 14, 2012

Better late than never. I like the act of self reflection and prescription involved with new-year resolutions. But to me, these formal intentions tend to be idealistic, poorly executed and often cliche. That’s why I’ve always shied away from them. Rather than declare resolutions, I’m declaring aspirations. I’m not running from a commitment to win-lose, [...]

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Why Generous People Get Things Done

December 26, 2011

It’s the day after Christmas, but this is no tale about charitable giving. Sorry folks. This is a post about why people who are hardwired to generously serve and help others tend to get things done. I just read Jeffrey Gandz’s 2007 Ivey Business School article on Go To People (via Martin Zwilling’s more recent summary in Forbes). [...]

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Does Safety Automation Make People Stupid and You Unsafe?

December 17, 2011

I’ve been fascinated with the long-unfolding analyses of the disaster of Air France Flight 447. It’s a riveting story about human error, leadership failure and physics. But it also underscores how technology and automation — in the spirit of safety and productivity — can have the unfortunate outcome of preventing people from gaining the experience [...]

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CMO Tenure – 4 Strategies For Success

December 11, 2011

Spectators and players in the marketing industry love playing monday-morning quarterback when it comes to the short tenures of chief marketing officers (CMOs). An over-cited backdrop is a stat from a 2004 study by recruiting firm Spencer Stuart, which reported that CMO tenure among top-advertised brands was 23.6 months. While that number sticks in the [...]

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Joe Paterno’s Duty

November 13, 2011

If you’re a citizen of the world, it’s your duty to report to law enforcement any instances or rumors of sexual crimes. Especially when they involve children. When you are granted an esteemed position of leadership, like that of Joe Paterno, the moral stakes and expectations are even higher. It’s black and white. Forty years [...]

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Facebook For Local Political Campaigns

October 29, 2011

With social presence and demographic insight greater than the U.S. census, it’s inevitable that Facebook will permeate U.S. local politics. In what I believe is a first for local politics in Pelham, New York (where we live), the four leading candidates running for two town justice seats are campaigning on Facebook, through Facebook Pages and Facebook [...]

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Hurricane Hype

August 28, 2011

It’s Sunday morning and the eye of Irene — downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm — just passed through our area north of New York City. Fortunately, early reports indicate there weren’t too many deaths on the entire East Coast (less than ten from reports I’ve seen thus far). We’re relieved the worst is over and [...]

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