Job Interview Past blogs have focused on experiences that provide insights into leadership. This one is about a job-seeker who demonstrated both being authentic and being “good on his feet (one of the archetypal shaping experiences in my book).” Interviewing for a position in an operating company with the CFO, the job-seeker knew that two [...]
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
We are headed to Asia at the end of the week, but wanted to share an observation with you before we immerse ourselves in new-to-us cultures. A family member has quit his job in the MidWest to move to California and has been networking in search of his next senior management gig. He has done [...]
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
If you have ever been frustrated trying to hire a star to your team, read this and take the lesson home. DM owns several businesses. He has for years played may unofficial roles beside owner from CEO to COO to chief problem-solver to chief cheerleader strategist. Playing so many roles takes its toll, most powerfully [...]
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
A recent NRDC environmental report pleaded with urban dwellers to use more durable umbrellas. Apparently, thousands of umbrellas break and are discarded each and every time it rains in major cities and these end up in landfills. Catherine Charlot’s innovative initiative in capitalizing (literally) on this profit pool (pun intended) was the subject of Alisa [...]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
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