Leadership versus Authority

In an earlier post I referenced Peter Senge’s definition of leadership (in short, a capacity to shape the future). The capacity is fundamentally a group one, although obviously individuals would need to develop capacities as well. And in addition to individual and...

Generational Diversity in the Workplace

I’m back from vacation in Japan. And although I did have internet access while I was there, it really was a vacation—no work, no blog posting, no reading Harvard Business Review. I didn’t even work during my 26 hours of flying time (but I did watch four movies). But...

Lost in Translation?

I will be in Japan this week, visiting my brother who is a permanent resident there (he is a university professor at Keio University in Yokohama). So don’t expect too many blog posts. Although depending on my internet access, I may be able to do some. I will...

Mindset

Guy Kawasaki points to an article by Stanford psychology professor, Carol Dweck about the role of “mindset” in success (in both business and family). Dweck seems to have a lot about raising children, but Kawasaki applied it to organizations:Here’s some food for...

Definition of Leadership

Newton Holt writes a great article about Howard Gardner’s “Five Minds” research (Five Minds for the Future) in Associations Now. It reminded me a bit of the Ancona et al. article in Harvard Business Review that talked about the four basic leadership abilities in that...
Jamie Notter