I guess being the 11th generation of exceptional wine glass makers, one’s nose is simply bred to distinguish the flavors in a wine bouquets. Viennese bred Maximilian Reidel of the legendary Reidel crystal glassware did not disappoint when I recently attended a wine and fine chocolate tasting hosted by Noka Chocolates. Looking around guiltily, […]
Leadership
A Gentle Thought: Beer Obama-style to the Rescue
Even the Wall St. Journal last week got in on the recent Obama police snafu and subsequent beer fest. I’m referring to the president’s negative remark about the police who mistakenly arrested his friend, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. for breaking into his own home. For the president of the United States to call […]
Meg Whitman: California’s Next Governor?
Speaking to the Women Presidents Organization last Thursday near San Diego, eBay‘s former CEO discussed her past, present, and future to a crowd of about 600. As interesting as her past is, Meg Whitman’s future is bound to be a wild roller coaster ride. She hopes to be California’s next Governor, a state whose […]
Rodney Johnson, President of HS Dent, Answers Your Questions
Hello to everyone who participated in the You Can’t Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought teleconference call in March with the President of HS Dent, Rodney Johnson. Took me a while to post ’cause I came down with a big case of the flu. Just now getting back in the swing and catching up. […]
Frank Springett World Engineer of the Year Award: Becoming Indispensable II
I have a client, an engineer and an inventor, Frank Springett, who recently won the World Oil Industry Outstanding Engineer of the Year Award. Frank has developed a stable of patents for equipment in deep sea oil rigs. Not only is he smart, he’s a pretty cool guy as well. So I asked him what […]
Former Goldman Sachs Leader: Becoming Indispensable
Every body is freaking out about job security. Understandable. Still, some people manage to hold a job or quickly find one, no matter what. I thought it would be a good idea to discuss this topic. Of course, no one is indispensable. The idea is to become that. To become so valued in the workforce […]
Gigapan.org
Gigapan.org is worth a few minutes of your time. Especially for the purposes of this column, being a reflection on leadership, it inspires the imagination. When you open it, you will see an enormous long-shot panorama of the inauguration. Impressive, but it is when you zoom in, with exceptional clarity, to any detail, that you […]
Re-Solution for 2009
Happy New Year, and this is going to be short: Stop looking at the idea of a New Year’s resolution as being another promise that you break. Instead, look at resolution by breaking the word down into its parts. You, your business, and I all need new solutions for the coming year. New ways of […]
Now, What Happens? 8 Tips for Personal Leadership
This morning I heard a former Federal Reserve chief and economist provide another dour analysis of our economy, and absolutely no suggestions, no solutions, and little hope for what to do next. That’s not what I call leadership. Even had he said he thought we need to hunker down and work hard, it would be […]
Do You Know the 5 Lessons Paulson Taught You Yesterday?
Boone Pickens this morning had it right: Weak leadership is at the core of the current financial crises. But what does that mean? How could it be different? Although no one factor is involved, a key characteristic of leadership, especially during a crises, is the ability to communicate well. I feel badly for […]