Day One Reads – The Motive “Whenever I hear a graduation speaker exhort a group of students to ‘go out into the world and be a leader’ I want to stand up and shout: ‘No! Please don’t be a leader unless you’re doing it for the right reasons.’” (Very first line of “The Motive”) My …
Day One Reads – Mobituaries “Strawberry-flavored Frankenberry was soon discovered to contain a dye that turned children’s feces pink. According to medical researcher John V. Payne ‘the stool had no abnormal odor but looked like strawberry ice cream. This horrifying to parents, hilarious to children, and harmless to doctors condition was named ‘Frankenberry Stool’. While …
Day One Reads – Mastermind “If you get one thing out of this book it should be this: the most powerful mind is the quiet mind. It is the mind that is present, reflective, mindful of its present thoughts and its state.” I love books about psychology: about how and why we make the decisions …
Day One Reads – Satchel A master of the first impression, [Satchel] whistled in a few fast ones that popped against the catcher’s glove like they was firecrackers. Then he challenged the Tigers’ skipper to pick up a bat, blowing ten pitches by him. ‘Do you throw that fast consistently?’ The manager asked. “No sir,” …
Day One Reads – Bad Blood “I have tried to figure out how we could have arrived at a place where the Journal is considering publication of an article that we know to be false, misleading and unfair, and then threatens to disclose information that Theranos rigorously protects as trade secrets. The root of the …
Day One Reads – A Human Algorithm I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of Artificial Intelligence, and I was equally fascinated by the perspective from which this book approached it. A Human Algorithm is a profoundly hopeful book. While most of the discussion I’ve read on AI can be divided into two viewpoints: “it’s …
Day One Reads – Everything is Horrible and Wonderful One of the most powerful gifts we can give to each other is the ability to say: “Oh my God, I thought I was the only one.” This week’s Day One Reads feature book brought that into sharp relief for me. It was remarkable to read …
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What the Hell is a Leadership Value and Why Should I Care? Early in my career I ran a workshop where participants were required to define some of the most commonly identified leadership values. In small groups they wrestled to articulate what words like integrity, respect, honesty and accountability actually meant. As we prepared to leave, one participant raised his …
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Imagine I told you there’s a tool you could develop that would result in you: Being evaluated as 110% higher on overall leadership effectiveness than those without this tool Having a team that evaluates you as being 140% more effective as a leader than those without the tool Having teams with higher levels of productivity, …
Leadership Lies: Undergraduate Degree Required I spent a decade and a half in the higher education system, and all too often I heard the rallying cry that our institution was “empowering” students for success. Here’s the thing – I’m concerned the entire university system is built on a tremendously disempowering premise. After all, their business …
