On The Road to Being Decent
“The mental space that was once occupied by moral struggle has gradually become occupied by the struggle to achieve. Morality has been displaced by utility,” writes David Brooks, the famed …
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“The Tipping Point” and little ways we can create big change
By Sarah Jarvis Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point illustrates — through a multitude of anecdotes, surveys and experiments — how the slightest adjustments in any given process bring about huge, industry-changing effects. What causes …
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Coping with success: life after Watergate
Years after the Watergate scandal entered history, the then executive editor of the Washington Post, Ben Bradlee, told Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward that if he knew where the investigation …
Read MoreFinding the courage to cover sexual violence
Blog is based on chapter Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence by Frank Smyth in a book “Attacks on the Press 2014 edition”. Reviewed by Alexis Macklin. Covering sexual …
Read More“The Leadership Cliche”– I Mean “Challenge!”
By Samantha Davis Quick; think of as many leadership clichés as you possibly can. What did you come up with? Lead by example; Talk the talk vs. walk the walk; …
Read MoreTribes by Seth Godin
Written by Shirin Ahmadpour Sometimes we question what we are doing and how we are doing as a leader. If you feel a little unsure about your leadership role or …
Read MoreLeadership Profile: Michael Jordan
When most people think of a leader, they think of a politician, a social reformer or a war hero. But sports figures display many of the same leadership qualities found …
Read MoreOn Becoming a Leader
The leadership book I read for this class was On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis. A friend recommended it to me, and my honest first impression of the book …
Read MoreTebow TIME..but maybe not because he is a Jet now.
The book I chose for my leadership book was Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. I chose the book because I love Tebow’s leadership style and also …
Read MoreThe Secret Language of Leadership by Stephen Denning
For the book report portion of our seminar, I chose to read The Secret Language of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Action through Narrative by Stephen Denning. As I stated briefly during …
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