Submitted by Jim Bruce on
Today’s Tuesday Reading is “Opening Gifts.” This essay’s author is Roger Schwarz, CEO of Roger Schwartz and Associates and it recently appeared in his blog.
Schwarz begins by noting that we receive a lot of intangible gifts from those we work with. They are often not always wrapped in lovely wrapping paper with beautiful bows. And, whether nicely presented of not, too often we dismiss them without a second thought or any curiosity.
Submitted by Sean McDonald on
"If feedback is a gift, every day was Christmas."
Submitted by Jim Bruce on
The Tuesday Reading today is an essay “How Interactive Media Can Scramble Your Brain” by James O’Toole that appeared earlier this past fall in strategy+business. O’Toole is a senior fellow in business ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and the author of 17 books including The Executive’s Compass.
Submitted by Greg Anderson on
As we reflect on the impact of Nelson Mandela's life and his ability to change the world: for the better:
"It always seems impossible until it is done." Nelson Mandela.
Additionally, from BusinessWeek, "The Leadership Lessons of Nelson Mandela"
http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/172548-the-leadership-lessons-of-nelson-mandela
Submitted by Jim Bruce on
This week’s Tuesday Reading “Real Influence,” from the title of Mark Goulston and John Ullmen’s book “Real Influence: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain Without Giving In,” is a continuation of the reading begun last week. Goulston is a business psychiatrist, executive coach and cofounder of Heartfelt Leadership. Ullmen oversees the website MotivationRules.com and teaches at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. This reading is drawn from four HBR blog posts from the two authors.
Submitted by Jim Bruce on
I’ve titled this week’s Tuesday Reading “Real Influence” from the title of Mark Goulston and John Ullmen’s book “Real Influence: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain Without Giving In.” Goulston is a business psychiatrist, executive coach and cofounder of Heartfelt Leadership. Ullmen oversees the website MotivationRules.com and teaches at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. This reading is drawn from four HBR blog posts from the two authors.
Submitted by Lori Green on
"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude."
Cynthia Ozick
"Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone."
G.B. Stern
Submitted by Jim Bruce on
Today’s reading is a post, “Fors and Againsts,” that recently appeared in the Creative Leadership blog of John Maeda. Maeda, who currently is the President of the Rhode Island School of Design, calls himself a graphic designer, computer scientist, academic, and author. Previously, he was E. Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Associate Director of Research at MIT’s Media Laboratory.
Submitted by Jim Bruce on
This week’s Tuesday Reading, “Where’s Your Focus?” is a post on Jim Hall’s COACHING BUTTONS Blog. Jim is an 2007 ITLP alum from the University of Minnesota where he is now Director of Information Services at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
Submitted by Jim Bruce on
Today’s Tuesday Reading is the essay “I’m Thinking. Please. Be Quiet.” which appeared in the August 24, 2013 issue of The New York Times. George Prochink, the essay’s author, is also author of the forthcoming book, “The Impossible Exile.”
Around 1850, philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, who felt that he had been tortured by noise all his life, pronounced noise to be the supreme archenemy of any serious thinker.
