Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
The Leader Free Zone
Why some organizations don’t grow
Have you ever been in an organization that just doesn’t grow? Some organizations seem destined to stagnation which eventually leads to decline and death.
On the other hand, some organizations are full of life. Growth is second nature to them and they excel consistently year after year.
I’ve been in both and I don’t like organizations that don’t grow.
What’s the difference?
The growth or lack of growth in most organizations is directly attributable to the growth or lack of growth of it’s leaders. Read the rest of this entry »
Current Reading List
So where is my mind dwelling?
Here are a few of the books I have been allowing my mind to dwell on lately:
The Art of the Commonplace by Wendell Berry. (recommended by Nik Baltatzis)
(CURRENT READ)
This series of agrarian essays by Wendell Berry is fascinating to me. Berry is a writer, farmer and cultural voice from Kentucky. The book challenges the assumptions on which we base our modern way of life. Berry’s theme is that getting away from an agrarian, community based society will damage and eventually destroy our society.
A Failure of Nerve by Edwin H. Friedman (recommended by Mike Donohue)
(CURRENT READ) Read the rest of this entry »