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The Importance of Being a Good Follower
Alan Mulally, Ford Motor Company’s president & CEO, arrived at Ford from Boeing three and a half years ago. An engineer by training, he brought…
April 9, 2010
Victim No More: Turning Weakness into Strengths
Temple Grandin, “easily the most famous female autistic woman in the world” (The Wall Street Journal, “Life Among the ‘Yakkity Yaks,’” February 20, 2010), also…
March 31, 2010
Business Has a Noble Purpose
I have spent my life in business. It is something I love and in general respect. I bemoan the way Wall Street and the financial…
March 29, 2010
Not Happy Yet? Just Wait!
Recent research suggests that older Americans may be happier than younger ones, that the stereotype of youth as the best time of life is…
March 24, 2010
360-Degree Leadership
A Classic Post from the NSCBlog Archive Originally posted on June 30, 2008 “Every action, every word, teaches the belief system that motivates it.…
March 23, 2010
Little Touches Mean a Lot
We humans are a social bunch and we love to communicate. Increasingly, scientists are teasing out the communicative value of “momentary touches”: high fives, fist…
March 17, 2010
PopCap: Painting Over Rust
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) Painting over rust is what you do when you want something to look better without going to the trouble…
March 5, 2010
The Esteemable Value of Emotional Labor
The ability to build rapport, to make others feel comfortable, valued, and welcome is one of the most vital skills we can possess. Make…
March 3, 2010
Happiness Is a Skill
As with any ability or trait, people tend to be born with a certain innate level of happiness. Like most things, we can get…
March 1, 2010
“Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars: Destroying the Barriers that Turn Colleagues into Competitors,” by Patrick Lenocioni
Patrick Lenocioni is a business writer who specializes in using fables, or stories, to get his point across. His books are generally quick reads and…
February 22, 2010
The Scientific Method: Beliefs vs. Verifiable Facts
How do we know what is true? How do we resolve our doubts? In the physical world, we use the scientific method. At its most…
February 1, 2010