Management
Three New Leadership Lessons from Yoga
Apart from the physical and mental health benefits, one of the things I like about yoga is the opportunity it provides for making connections to the rest of the world.
Management
Three Questions They Should Have Asked at GSA
The GSA scandal story has taken off, I think, because most of us cannot believe that any federal manager would approve a budget that included $8,000 for a mind reader, $75,000 for a bicycle building team building exercise and $44 a person breakfasts.
Management
The Tao of Bubba Watson
The Master's champion seems like a guy who enjoys and savors life.
Management
How Do You Assess a Candidate’s Leadership Potential?
There’s an old saying that if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.
Management
Why I Don’t Believe in Work/Life Balance
I’m here to tell you that in an age of doing more with less – or in some cases, less with less – work/life balance is a myth.
Management
John Elway for Manager of the Year?
I’d have to put Denver Broncos GM in the running for manager of the year. And not just NFL manager of the year; anybody’s manager of the year.
Management
Does Life Imitate Art at Goldman Sachs?
When Greg Smith quit his job running a London based line of business for Goldman Sachs he acted out the fantasy of everyone who’s ever wanted to tell their employer what they really think of them as they walk out the door.
Management
What Kind of Weather are you Making?
For the past couple of years, I’ve had a lot of great conversations with my clients about the idea that leaders control the weather.
Management
Does Your Team Really Know What You Want?
Stephen Covey shared a lot of smart ideas when he wrote “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” I must have read that book at least five times when it first came out.
Management
Red Carpet Lessons in Keeping Your Cool
The most interesting part of the Oscar telecast last night happened before the awards show started.
Management
Leadership Lessons from DARPA
Last week, I had the opportunity to hear the director of DARPA, Regina Dugan, speak at a panel on leading innovation during a conference.
Management
How to Coach a Future CEO
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know I’m a fan of Ford CEO Alan Mulally. He started in the top job at Ford about five years ago and, he has led the company to quarter after quarter of profitable growth. He’s accomplished that through any number of ways. Probably one of the biggest is by changing the culture of the company’s leadership team.
Management
How To Lead Like a Top Chef
Foodies in Washington, D.C., know all about Jose Andres, the award-winning chef who popularized Spanish style tapas dining in America. Andres arrived in the United States from Spain in 1993 and opened his first restaurant, Jaleo, that year. Today, he is the CEO of Think Food Group and the mastermind behind eight restaurant concepts with locations in D.C., Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Management
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
There was a vastly underrated road trip movie last year starring Zach Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr. called Due Date. Downey plays an uptight businessman and Galifianakis plays a goofy but lovable stoner. They take a cross-country trip together. Hilarity ensues.
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