Sitemap - 2009 - The Leader's Notebook

PonderThis: I Was Not Going to Write About Tiger

PonderThis: Opportunity Passes Quickly

It's What You Do Next That Counts

PonderThis: Choose the Battle. Win the War

Change Relies on Vision

PonderThis: When Values are Out of Sync

The Cost of Asking the Wrong Question

Ponder This: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

What Worked There Might Not Work Here (or Now)

PonderThis: What Do Your Questions Say About You?

That Time of Year: Rethinking the Project Queue

Defining Leadership

The Four Horsemen: Toxic Team Behaviors

Rigorous Planning

The Power of a Second Chance: What Michael Vick (and the Rest of Us) Can Learn from Ted Kennedy's Life

PonderThis: The Power of Fear

Change That Would Give John Kotter a Headache

Leadership Lessons from a Chef

Rest, Rejuvenation and Vacation Time

Holding Ambiguity

Ask the Right Question

Freedom and Responsibility

Leadership Wisdom in the Woods

Lessons on Attitude from the US Open

Uncertainty About (and In) Leadership

Measuring Leaders

Team Magic: Sometimes It Just Happens

Business Zombies: When Ideas Outlive Their Use

PonderThis: Do Your Values Apply?

Hendren vs. Hendren (not Schumer): A Case Study in Leadership Communication

PonderThis: Tough Decisions

WSJ CEO's on Strategy and Execution - "Both/And" not "Either/Or"

PonderThis: Miss California, Vampires and EQ

"We Did Not Spend Time Arguing About the Writing"

Three Cups of Tea as a Leadership Text

Leadership Lessons in Literature

Leadership Without a Title

Success- Even When the World Says "No!"

PonderThis: Opportunities in the Gap

PonderThis: An Ounce of Prevention

The Root of The Issue

Outrage, Redux: Anyone Remember Andersen?

The Futility of Outrage

PonderThis: Leaders Need for Rest and Renewal

U.S. Exports Up in Some Sectors

Kingly Virtues

The Real Struggle is in Not Struggling

Abdicating Accountability

Where Do You Go?

15 Seconds of Fame

Confidence vs. Hubris

PonderThis: Kill Off Your Darlings

My Own Plan for Economic Stimulus

A Powerful 20 Minutes

Best Ideas of 2008

Room to Read

Hump day Wisdom: What Do You Talk About?

Sir Isaac Newton- OD Consultant

Hump Day Wisdom: Beware of Habit

Hump Day Wisdom: Making Your Own Luck

Task and Inspiration

Leadership Development Carnival

New Year Reflections: What Do I Want to Create?