Seize Your Leadership Day: Brain Stimulants
by Miki Saxon
Another Saturday and another collection of useful links for you.
Just remember to disregard anything you find that suggests that the skills and attitudes discussed are only for the anointed few and not for all of you to use as appropriate.
First up is a new site from the Washington Post and Harvard Business called The Intelligent Leader. It has some great content, including a diverse group of video interview opinions and commentary on leadership.
Next is something I’ve never heard of, which means I’m more out of the loop than I often think I am or the organization really is a bit obscure. It’s called the Foundation for Enterprise Development (FED) and says that it’s dedicated to “Fostering Science, Technology and Free Enterprise.” What I found interesting is that it has excellent information and links to studies on the effects of enterprise employee ownership.
Third is McKinsey; I frequently referred to articles and studies they’ve done. The couple of minutes required for free registration pays big dividends in the quality and quantity of information that’s available. Additionally, you can customize the kind of information that you want delivered by email. Although it’s a year old, this survey the role that CEOs believe that they should play as public leaders vs. the role they do play—a lot more talk than walk.
Lastly, is another offering from Harvard Business School that many of you already know. It’s the Working Knowledge newsletter, and you can customize it for your interests. One of my favorite researchers there is Jim Heskett, who poses thought provoking topics that draw fascinating responses from his readers. Here are two of my favorites, the first is “Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?” and the second is “Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?”
So grab a cup of coffee, settle down and dig through the links and, whatever you do, don’t skip the comments to see what other people think—then take away the best of the intel for your own use.
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