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 …
Daniel R Murphy | Three Most Important Lincoln Leadership Lessons
Steven Spielberg’s movie, Lincoln, is a real treat to watch. The acting is superb and the period sets and costumes are magnificent. More important however than all that are some of the lessons in …
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Gregory Craig and the Demise of the Lawyer-Statesman Ideal
UPDATE: Gregory Craig was acquitted of felony charges. Skadden Arps reportedly reached a settlement with Ukrainian ex-prime minister Tymoshenko. Longtime Washington establishment lawyer Gregory …
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Thinkers and Talkers and Doers
How often have you heard something like the following? —I’m a doer. I don’t spend time on books or academic thinking or intellectual stuff. That’s just a distraction from getting things …
Margaret Thatcher Leadership | Tigress Surrounded by Hamsters
The London Daily Telegraph eulogizes "the greatest peacetime prime minister." …
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Margaret Thatcher Indispensable Leader
Personality and charm and motivation can be brilliant baubles of charismatic leadership as it’s experienced by others in real-time. The test of time is more demanding. It’s focused on results. …
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