October 2008
16 posts
“The thing I have learned at IBM is that culture is everything.”
– Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. former CEO IBM via culturedyn
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“Act on your temporary conviction as if it was a real conviction; and when you...”
– Andy Grove via Bob Sutton
What Entrepreneurs can Learn from Nobel Prizes
A Blog Around The Clock has a great article called: The Nobel Prize conundrum.
In the article, one of the Editors of the Public Library of Science talks about how most people do the wrong when confronted with Nobel Prize winners: they start working on whatever won the prize.
The problem with that, according to the article, is that its filled with cut-throat labs with cut-throat scientists who...
“A rock star is someone who needs to create and is willing to tolerate the haters...”
– Bob Lefsetz - via Seth’s Blog: Rock stars
“The number-one problem most organizations have is all about creating a sense of...”
– John Kotter - a sense of urgency.
“I have little patience with leaders who get themselves into leadership binds and...”
– I am constantly reading on leadership, and helping lead in different organizations. It’s a lot of work but very rewarding too -J
Bill Hybels on Growing as a Leader
“BrainTrust is focused exclusively on Growth Talent™—candidates zero to five...”
– This site looks really cool. I’m obbssessed with jobs right now and applied. - J
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Developing the Leader Within You
Just finished listening to the abridged version this book on my ipod. Was a good reminder - but wish I could have had more of the details. The table of contents is a pretty good outline/summary of the book.
The definition of leadership - influence
The key to leadership - priorities
The most important ingredient of leadership - integrity
The ultimate test of leadership - creating positive...
Getting the right people onto the bus. Gumball...
