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ON MENTORING II C. Roland Christensen, a legend at Harvard Business School, pioneered the case method instruction used at so many business schools. He inspired generations of teachers to mimic the craft he developed and refined.  Christensen’s…lnkd.in/gHH5VFCi

On Coaching and Parenting            Tom Landry, coach of the Dallas Cowboys used to say that the job of the coach was to tell you what you don’t want to hear and help you to see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you’ve always known you could…lnkd.in/gnEG-3SU

ON BEARING PAIN Each of us remembers those who helped us carry burdens in our moments of greatest need. The most powerful leaders we will ever know have been servants at heart. lnkd.in/gEhrsmVF

ON THE VERTICAL PRONOUN Management guru Peter Drucker, while never anticipating today’s debate over preferred pronouns, had an interest in a leader’s most abused pronoun – the vertical one. Narcissistic leaders who reference themselves at every turn…lnkd.in/gdW9cheB

On Politicians as Leaders Politicians are prodigious speakers of words. Unfortunately, they also fashion themselves as competent doers of deeds. However, never having met a payroll, planned a successful expansion, or turned around a failing business,…lnkd.in/gnv8jjSd

ON DISAGREEING AGREEABLY Alfred P. Sloan was the long-time President, CEO and Chairman of General Motors. His MIT training as an engineer led his approach to building GM into the world’s largest company in the 1920’s and ‘30’s. When Peter Druc…lnkd.in/gyZN7Vdz

ON ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP Herman Miller, a leader in office furniture, was founded in 1905. Max De Pree, son of its founder, became Miller’s CEO in 1962 and stayed on in that role through 1987. His successor, Brian Walker, said of him, “he taught me…lnkd.in/g7h8gTzd

ON COMPROMISE Many have concluded that their views are represented by neither political party in America. While General Schwarzkopf (leader of coalition forces in the Gulf War) argues that – with life being a series of trade-offs – one should choose…lnkd.in/gMFBdjxV

ON DOING THE WORK Indira Gandhi, the former prime minister of India and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru (leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930’s and 1940’s) got some great advice from her grandfather – More actual work, less credit-grab…lnkd.in/gHrVJuGS

ON MAKING THE SIMPLE COMPLEX There’s a malaise in the land. Everything is going the wrong way. And most of us know it. Just check out the “wrong track” polling. From food shortages, inflation, supply chain woes, energy shortages, crime, social unres…lnkd.in/gPb98j3k

ON THEORY vs. REALITY Q: Since freedom and free markets raise living standards, promote innovation, and allocate capital efficiently, how might one go about promoting big-government socialism instead?  A: Promoting collectivism as a more “equitable” eco…lnkd.in/gbUfvEGD

ON BEING INTENTIONAL A map is a radically simplified representation of physical reality. Just as we all rely on maps to navigate our physical world, we likewise have mental maps that provide life’s signposts, turnoffs and thoroughfares.  To dr…lnkd.in/gRvsTxvn

ON STUBBORNNESS Entrepreneurs are among society’s most determined members. When they run into obstacles (as they always do), the successful ones look for other routes to the summit. In brief, they’re unafraid to change course. Entrepreneurs who fail…lnkd.in/gsqa6_Xp

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