Tom Peters' Leadership Thoughts: Listening Tom Peters, "Little Big Things"
Popular business author and motivational speaker, Tom Peters draws an interesting parallel between the way doctors interact with their patients and how leaders should actively listen to those around them.
Link of the Month - July 2010
The Liberating Clarity of Mission - by Ford CEO Alan Mulally On Leadership, Washington Post
CEO of Ford Motor Company Alan Mulally describes the one lesson in leadership that has transformed the company he leads as well as his own leadership style.
Link of the Month - June 2010
How Great Leaders Inspire Action - by Simon Sinek - TED.com
Simon Sinek, author of the very popular leadership book "Start with Why", explains how leaders inspire action by asking "why?" before anything else. His powerful but yet simple model is relevant to leaders of all kinds.
Link of the Month - May 2010
How to Start a Movement - by Derek Sivers - TED.com
In this three minute video, Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby, playfully demonstrates how movements are started. He emphasizes the important role that followers play in igniting movements. Very funny and enlightening!
Link of the Month - April 2010
On Leadership - Dr. Jim Yong Kim - Dartmouth College President
Washington Post (Video by Elizabeth Tenety, Andrea Useem)
In this four minute video, Dartmouth College President and public-health leader Dr. Jim Yong Kim discusses the importance of a leader having personal identity and a sense of responsibility for others. Highly worth the watch!
Link of the Month - April 2010
On Leadership - Bill George - Harvard University Professor
Washington Post (Video by Elizabeth Tenety, Andrea Useem)
Leadership teacher Bill George tells why leaders should be "vulnerable" with followers, even at the risk of losing their jobs. A great explanation and personal story concerning the importance of honesty and transparency in leading others.
Link of the Month - December 2009
Lead like the Great Conductors - Itay Talgam - www.ted.com
Have you ever considered that conducting an orchestra is a powerful model of what effective organizational and community leadership looks like? In this twenty minute video, Itay Talgam, long-time conductor turned leadership guru, discusses the leadership lessons he's learned from six great 20th century conductors, lessons that leaders of all forms can apply.
Link of the Month - November 2009
Dan Pink on the Surprising Science of Motivation - www.ted.com
In this video, Dan Pink, acclaimed author of "A Whole New Mind" and "Free Agent Nation" makes an interesting case that intrinsic motivations are more powerful than extrinsic incentives in today's modern workplace. Thought provoking, applicable, and entertaining.
