Archive for November, 2009
Interview with Anna by Manu Puri of Microsoft Consulting Services
Hear Anna Rowley interviewed by Manu Puri of Microsoft Consulting Services.
She discusses roadblocks to career success, the relationship between beliefs and a leader’s brand, over-confidence and self awareness.
http://www.effectiveyou.com/?page_id=91
What do we learn from rankings of America’s Top Leaders?
It’s that time of year. Leaves are falling. The temperature is dropping and magazines are publishing their annual ‘Best Leaders’ rankings. So far I’ve read the ratings from U.S. News & World Reports, Atlantic Monthly, Inc. and the 800 pound gorilla from Time magazine. As I was reading through these rankings I wondered what point they [...]
Leaders on the Couch – Introduction
This month we start a new series where we put famous, and some infamous leaders on the ‘Leadership Therapy Couch’. First up Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey; Aung San Suu, Nobel Peace Prize winner and political activist; Al ‘Chainsaw’ Dunlap, Corporate raider; and Bill Bernbach, co-founder of DDB Ad Agency. You’ll have the [...]
Al ‘Chainsaw’ Dunlap: Corporate Raider
Background
How self-aware are you? Self-awareness is a critical component of leadership. It affects the impact you have on others, your ability to read those around you, and whether you see opportunities as a threat or a challenge.
To help our clients become more self-aware we often ask them to diagnose the leadership style of other famous, [...]
The weight of a word: Cancer
I can’t think of any word, or combination of words that have as much weight, “It’s a boy”, “I love you”, “I do” or “you’re fired” have impact but, ‘you may have cancer’ has mass. What should have been a routine dental exam turned out to be an altogether different experience; a shortness of breath, [...]
Cory Booker: Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Background
How self-aware are you? Self-awareness is a critical component of leadership. It affects the impact you have on others, your ability to read those around you, and whether you see opportunities as a threat or a challenge.
To help our clients become more self-aware we often ask them to diagnose the leadership style of other famous, [...]
Aung San Suu: Political Activist
Background
How self-aware are you? Self-awareness is a critical component of leadership. It affects the impact you have on others, your ability to read those around you, and whether you see opportunities as a threat or a challenge.
To help our clients become more self-aware we often ask them to diagnose the leadership style of other famous, [...]
Bill Bernbach: Founder DDB Ad Agency
Background
How self-aware are you? Self-awareness is a critical component of leadership. It affects the impact you have on others, your ability to read those around you, and whether you see opportunities as a threat or a challenge.
To help our clients become more self-aware we often ask them to diagnose the leadership style of other famous, [...]
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