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Scott Berkun's The Year Without Pants: Funny Title, Silly Cover, Seriously Well-Crafted Book 22 Aug 2013 | 11:43 pm
Several months back, Scott Berkun's publisher sent me an advanced copy of "The Year Without Pants" to read; it is a pretty silly title and as you can see, the cover is pretty wild too (I love it). S...
Dysfunctional Competition, the Knowing-Doing Gap, and Sears Holdings 22 Aug 2013 | 02:56 am
A compelling and instructive story on Sears Holdings appeared in BusinessWeek last month -- they own Sears stores, Kmart, Land's End and a host of other brands such as Craftsman tools, Kenmore applian...
Delta Airlines Shows How to Apologize 15 Jul 2013 | 09:30 pm
Please forgive my months of silence. I appreciate all the folks who have asked if I am OK (I am fine!) and who have urged me to start blogging again. You will start hearing more here about what I've...
11 Books Every Leader Should Read:Updated for 2012 27 Nov 2012 | 02:13 am
I first posted this last December, but I thought that it would be fun to update it for 2012. Note I have removed two from last years list: Men and Women of the Corporation and Who Says that Elephants ...
11 Books Every Leader Should Read:Updated for 2012 27 Nov 2012 | 02:13 am
I first posted this last December, but I thought that it would be fun to update it for 2012. Note I have removed two from last years list: Men and Women of the Corporation and Who Says that Elephants...
Kurt Vonnegut, Joe Heller, and a Great Thanksgiving Message 22 Nov 2012 | 10:53 pm
It is Thanksgiving morning here in California and I was thinking of all the good things in my life I have to be thankful for, just as I know that so many of you are thinking today. I thought it...
Kurt Vonnegut, Joe Heller, and a Great Thanksgiving Message 22 Nov 2012 | 10:53 pm
It is Thanksgiving morning here in California and I was thinking of all the good things in my life I have to be thankful for, just as I know that so many of you are thinking today. I thought it would...
An Evidence-Based Temper Tantrum Topples The Local Asshole 20 Nov 2012 | 10:52 pm
About 15 years ago, UC Berkeley's Barry Staw and I had a running conversation about the conditions under which showing anger, even having a temper tantrum, is strategic versus something that undermine...
An Evidence-Based Temper Tantrum Topples The Local Asshole 20 Nov 2012 | 10:52 pm
About 15 years ago, UC Berkeley's Barry Staw and I had a running conversation about the conditions under which showing anger, even having a temper tantrum, is strategic versus something that undermine...
The Marketoonist on Attila the Manager 19 Nov 2012 | 10:37 pm
I got a note from a manager about this cartoon and story at the Marketoonist, which is drawn and written by Tim Fishburne -- he talks about The No Asshole Rule and the problem of brillant jerks. Check...
