Reading about Rutgers University's ongoing athletic department scandal, leads me to conclude that we're into a protracted crisis season, a time when crises are showing up all over the place. The list is long. Here (along with Rutgers) are a few of my recent favorites. The...
Read MoreSo many companies tout themselves as innovative, learning organizations in the spirit of Peter Senge, who first crafted the idea of a ‘learning organization’ as the way to attract, hold, and develop superior talent in the name of performance.
Figuring out who you are isn’t some cosmic, unanswerable guru-directed challenge. It is job one if you plan to live a happy, fulfilling life.
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When Peter Senge wrote about the learning organization years ago, he put his finger on an idea that would have profound influence on the well-being of employees and their ultimate productivity. People needed to learn not just do. They needed to learn about more than...
Read MoreIt's inevitable. All execs search for the secret sauce that will fuel success. The next big thing is, well, always BIG When I read about what makes great companies great - and lousy ones lousy - I sense that one factor always comes into play;...
Read MoreMost people consider the question, who am I, to be some deep, cosmic idea that defies a clear answer. Further, most people think it's a question one can address only after you've got more than a few decades of living under your belt. Wrong on both...
Read MoreThe idea of 'retirement' continues to lose currency with so many men and women who have better things to do than spend their days on the golf course or traveling (not there's anything wrong with these activities). What people do seem to want is a degree...
Read MoreI keep reading about kids who go astray, or who try to be someone they're not, so they'll be popular with their peers. All of this makes me a little bit crazy, for I believe that, best intentions aside, many parents fail to help their...
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