A New Standard of Leadership

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“At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, these four corporate leaders stepped forward—and changed how we think of leadership forever,” so writes Bill George in a column of the January 14th issue of Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge, Business Research for Business Leaders, titled ‘These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership’. The […]

A Noble Leader?

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We recently watched the heart-warming celebrations of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush’s life. After the ceremonies, Chris Mathews on MSNBC called Bush “a noble leader”. Indeed, he had all the qualities of a noble leader, such as Serving a HIGHER PURPOSE than just self; Being KIND to everyone he met; (Matthews recalled the […]

Have you “Got Attitude”? If not, you should! Here’s Why and How

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“Attitude” is a bad word – at least in business. When people say so-and-so has “attitude”, it’s not usually a compliment. In fact, it usually means that the person has a bad attitude, one that hinders successful interaction with others. This frame of mind may come from the deep belief within business that the Mind […]

What’s our Purpose in Life?

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Truck driver leaves OK waitress two $1000 tips: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900019015/it-was-just-god-sent-this-truck-driver-leaves-waitress-two-dollar1000-tips-after-his-burger-was-made-wrong.html

One day recently, a truck driver strolled into a restaurant in Oklahoma. He bought a $10 meal and then went to pay his bill. No big deal: that happens every day. Most of life is about making your money goes as far as it can to meet your needs. What happened next came out of […]

What is Humanity’s Final Frontier?

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Back in the 1960’s and 70’s, there was a popular TV program called StarTrek, which was later made into a hit movie Star Wars, actually several. Its motto was about “Space – the Final Frontier” I read recently about plans to put a person on Mars, which referred again to “space, the final frontier”.

Miraculous landing – Noble Leader?

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By now you’ve probably heard about this miraculous landing, described in this article by NBC News. Caring” is not usually a word used in describing a great (i.e., successful) leader. But there it is right there in this article. The article is about the former Navy Pilot who “landed” Southwest Airlines Flight #1380, bound from […]

You’ve got your ‘To Do”list. How ‘bout your “To BE” List?

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If you’re like most of us, you spend a lot of time making and carrying out To DO Lists. We are working on a book about Noble Leadership. At its core, it is about the Beingness of Leaders, not just about their Doingness. As an anti-dote to the existing so-called “Ten Commandments” (which could be […]

The High Cost of Business Ethics Transgressions: Consider VW

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In a recent Wall Street Editorial titled “The VW-Tesla Redistribution” (July 1, 2016), they report on the cost of VW’s Business Ethics transgression (“installing ‘defeat devices’ in diesel cars that overroad nitrogen-oxide controls”). In case you’re considering cutting corners and violating business ethics, think again. And consider the costs if (and more likely “when”) you’re […]

Economics 201: Just when we think we understand and can predict economics, reality intrudes

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Part 1: Part-time employment You’ve heard that since ObamaCare was instituted, full time employment is down and part-time employment is up as employers scramble to adjust to the new economics: that full-time employment (defined by the government as working 30 hours or more per week) costs employers more as they have to cover the insurance […]

Southwest is At It again!

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Southwest Airline is the Gift that Keeps on Giving – giving business lessons on how to run a successful airline. First, when they were created, Herb Kelleher’s vision was to make flying domestically affordable for more people – and that they did. A recent ad concludes with someone (presumably the captain) saying over the speaker, […]