Belling the Cat Part 1: ISIS Root Causes
If you follow anything around U.S. foreign policy, you have probably seen the highly publicized comments from Marie Harf on how the root causes of the U.S. State Department cannot […]
Entries by Geoff Wilson
WaPo: For Innovative Talent, It’s Both Art and Science
This from yesterday’s Washington Post: We don’t need more STEM majors. We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training. The debate about art vs. science in hiring is an […]
Want a Better Team? Mix In Some of This…
This has been an interesting article making the rounds for some time now. In January, the New York Times publicized research by several scholars that provides some new insight into […]
Stanford GSB: Mean Co-Workers Make Sense…
It turns out that modern corporate life is a justification in and of itself for people to be self-interested “jerks”… While I’m not sure I fully agree (idealist that I […]
Leadership That’s Always Winter, Never Christmas
Icy children’s stories from today and yesterday contain leadership lessons for us all. I’m sitting here this morning in the aftermath of one of the nastier ice “storms” that we’ve had […]
Are You Well if Oil is Not Well?
The jolly crew of optimists at ZeroHedge, quoting some of their stable of doomsayers, are predicting that the oil crisis is just beginning… And I find it worth […]
Leadership and the Infinite Monkey
The vision-less leader is like the proverbial monkey on a typewriter…Or even worse. Options are a good thing. We all want options. Chocolate or vanilla? White or wheat? Paper or […]
Let’s Face It, I’m Smarter Than You
Some mindsets are toxic. If you propagate them, stop it. If your leader does it, weigh your options. I write often on the light side of leadership. A few examples […]
#Likeagirl, Evidence, and Leadership
Always asks us what it means to do things like a girl, and in the process illustrates a fascinating leadership concept. If you watched the NFL’s Super Bowl tonight, you […]
The One Essence of Great Leadership
Great leaders, regardless of the arena they lead within, share one absolutely essential trait. “I’ve got your back.” It is, without a doubt, one of the most satisfying things to […]
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