I believe that men and women become more effective leaders when they are willing to respect, learn from, and even adopt each other’s strategies and tactics. Over the decades, I’ve noticed men become more collaborative and supportive, women become more adept at focusing on core issues, and both genders develop their abilities to balance head… Read More
Last post, I asked you all what you would do if you were this woman’s boss. Here’s my opinion. I would quickly find a time that she was available and drop in on her in the hope of having a candid and informal conversation. My initial concern would be for her perceptions of her working… Read More
The debate around the future of the book continues! Here are some interesting links: The New York Times article that probably started this round: Digital Publishing Is Scrambling the Industry’s Rules Richard Charkin’s post Are books dead? Jeff Jarvis’ post, Book.net Publishing 2.0 post: Books as Continually Updated Idea Platforms, by Scott Karp I continue… Read More
I started blogging four months ago today. My goal was to start a conversation about change and how it impacts people and organizations. By sharing observations and asking questions, I’m hoping that we can develop strategies for anticipating change, viewing it positively, adapting, and even changing the rules of the game as often as we… Read More
That’s the question Richard Charkin (CEO Macmillan) poses today on his blog. To answer that question fairly, I believe you need to consider the ways in which we use books. For centuries, books were the only mechanism available to store and share information. Wouldn’t you all agree that there are now much better ways to… Read More