Edward Emerson wrote the foreword to his late father's collected writings. It begins: Like all great thinkers, Ralph Waldo Emerson was ahead of his time. We, rather than the people who surrounded …
Eagles and Sparrows
Serve to Lead identifies an emerging trend of 21st century leadership: private lives becoming interwoven with public lives. That trend is becoming ever more conspicuous. Where are we now? …
Coach Billy Fitzgerald | An Ecosystem of Excellence
The acclaimed Coach Billy Fitzgerald has retired. He is known, far and wide, simply as "Coach Fitz." His forty-year career as coach and teacher has left an extraordinary mark. I would have …
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Robert McNamara & ‘The Fog of War’
Without planning it, I've fallen into an annual custom of watching Errol Morris's memorable documentary, The Fog of War. On reflection, I would suggest that anyone with leadership or management …
21st Century Leadership at the Speed of Change
Are you leading at the speed of change? If not, then you're not leading at all. You're an incumbent—or a museum piece in the making. …
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10 Trends in 21st Century Environmental Leadership
The mantra is that every day should be Earth Day. We've all become more attuned to the ways in which all of our actions—individually and collectively—can create environmental costs. In the …
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