In this week’s episode of the CBS drama, The Good Wife, a lead character is chastised by a subordinate with the line, “It’s a tough economy for integrity.” The line stopped me in my tracks because I believe it to be true. Any serious business person has read or heard of the now infamous public...Read More
Notice the title of this post. There is a reason, of course. As I prepare for my upcoming Don’t Die with Your Book Inside You Workshop (Saturday, March 31, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – 702 243 4040 to register), Gary Russo sent me this Huffington Post article about what it took to get an outstanding...Read More
Ted video of interest: Jonathan Haidt The Righteous Mind My 1997 doctoral dissertation was a study of the moral development of transformational CEOs. I have continued my interest in the the life question, “Why do good people do not so good things regardless of their wealth, education and/or job title? ” In the soon to be released book,...Read More
Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders Video on TED.com It is hard not to be following Sherly Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, given the pending IPO. I have been researching her since reading an article in the NY Times last week. Very gracious woman. Very sound advice. And I like that I...Read More
Giant Leap Consulting posted the following in their newsletter: During the winter months, our pace often slows down. If we look around us, nature seems to do it too. Animals hibernate, trees go bare, growth slows down and prepares for the warmth of Spring. Now is also an opportune time for organizations to consider what...Read More
Everything starts somewhere and for me, Shifting Sands is the book that started my BK relationship in earnest. Steve Donahue was a keynote speaker for a Stillpoint fundraiser in 2009 and his book continues to impact my consulting and my life. Thank you again to AM Arizona for allowing me the segment to feature inspirational books.Read More
Today’s selected BK book is John Izzo’s, The Five Secrets You Must Discover before You Die. Know that I really pronounced John’s name so very, very wrong. Thank you to AM AZ for allowing me to feature these great books. As always, you can purchase this book at Amazon or from BK direct.Read More
I am off to the Berrett-Koehler Co-op Author’s retreat. I am not a BK author but I am very honored to be a part of this community. Over the next few days I will be sharing with you some of the books I previewed on AM AZ over the years. You can purchase any of...Read More
It is my intent to fill in a lot of the story behind the scenes of Don’t Die. Here is today’s installment. Truth be told I enjoyed my prep day enormously. The book I was reading ended with a passage entitled Do It Anyway. I knew that passage, and I knew it well. It had...Read More
