by Jamie Notter | Oct 15, 2007 | Change, Individual Development, Leadership
The October HBR has an interview with Rory Stewart, who has been involved in trying to do rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a remarkable person who has done amazing things, but I was struck by one part of the interview where he reveals what I think is a common...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 12, 2007 | Leadership
I recently discovered an interesting blog called Managing Leadership, by Jim Stroup. His last several posts have been a series that is challenging the notion that there is some kind of distinct leadership personality, that is made up of lists of competencies and is...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 10, 2007 | Culture, Leadership, Managing People
Jon Katzenbach is a co-author of one of my favorite books, The Wisdom of Teams. He was a consultant at McKinsey and then created his own firm, Katzenbach Partners. They have recently released a report, titled The Informal Organization, that addresses some critical...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 9, 2007 | Books and Reading
The Wall Street Journal announced the winners of their “Top Small Workplaces” for 2007, and then they asked the winners to recommend books for others who wanted to create great workplaces. The full list is here. Four of the fifteen are books that I have reviewed on my...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 8, 2007 | Leadership, Managing People
Tom Peters has a very interesting point on his blog about the basic principles that underlie all the good management books out there. He argues that the basic principles get less attention than do the newest programs in human resources or management.Re-imagine...
