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Scrooge is Really Just a State of Mind

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Steve Mundahl |
Leadership |
Mon, 12/09/2013 - 21:53

What did Dickens really show us in his famous Christmas story? Is it really about an old man who had given up hope in the joy of life, or is there a deeper lesson for us to learn?

Within us all is that crooked nosed humbug, Ebenezer Scrooge. Haven’t we all said “humbug” to neighbors who might not be able to speak our language, or “humbug” to those who put their hand out for a donation at the street corner?

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Truth and Reconciliation

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Todd Williams |
Leadership |
Sat, 12/07/2013 - 16:19

Todd C. Williams, Founder & President, eCameron, Inc.

As leaders, we have a lot to learn from Nelson Mandela. If we can, however, walk away from his passing with just one sage piece of advice it would be to search for ‘truth and reconciliation.’ There is huge significance in those words. Too many cultures have devolved into the vengeful form—‘blame and punishment.’ I am not suggesting that any of us can convince our governments to adopt Mandela’s philosophy, although that thought is exciting, I am suggesting we can change our corporate cultural and reap the bounty.

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Let Your Inner Brilliance Out-How to be Your Best You

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Leslie Ungar |
Strategy - Leadership |
Fri, 12/06/2013 - 21:21

Keith Dambrot, says it this way, the worst thing you can do is make a gifted player over-think. As Men’s Basketball Coach at The University of Akron and the first person to discover LeBron James on the elementary school playgrounds of Akron Oh, he should know. Great players play all on instinct versus thinking he claims. Sure, they have to learn the system and the plays. Then the challenge is to play by instinct when there is no time left on the clock.

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The Vulnerability Decision: Why CEO's Need a Coach

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John Mattone |
Leadership |
Fri, 12/06/2013 - 20:11

Last week I talked about the first (i.e., it is lonely at the top) of several reasons why CEO's need a coach and I introduced Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, who in a powerful video excerpt talked about why he works with a coach. It is my experience and, in fact, there are ample research studies that now exist that support my premise that most CEO's "in their head's" want to work with a coach, however, when it comes to actually "executing the decision", most decide not to work with a coach due to the negative stigma attached. In other words, most CEO's frankly are concerned that their boards and key stakeholders will see it as a sign of weakness that they are in fact working with a coach.

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The Demise of Customer Surprise

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Guest Blogger |
Management |
Fri, 12/06/2013 - 19:34

Chip R. Bell

What would an Easter egg hunt be like if the location of all the eggs were clearly marked with a red flag? How would you like receiving a birthday present without any wrapping or colorful bow to open...just a Post-it note on the box with a handwritten: “Thought you’d like this dark blue tie?”