In an era where leadership is not just about directing from the top but also about inspiring and influencing from within, courage emerges as a foundational virtue. It empowers leaders to face fears, uncertainties, and risks with confidence, bravery, and determination. Leadership, intrinsically linked to courage, involves the boldness to align with one’s beliefs, even
Courage still matters in business and in life. Many of us avoid the difficult decisions or talk ourselves out of taking risks. We strive for comfort where only pain and discomfort exists. It’s better to bet on yourself and your business and accept the consequences then to live in someone else’s shadow or become another fish in the pond of mediocrity.
A while back a colleague’s comments encouraged me to revisit the book, The Road Less Traveled, by M. Scott Peck. I am very glad this happened because it resonated much differently with me twenty years later. I’ve decided to end the year sharing some excerpts from the book which I have found especially enlightening and helpful:
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Please click on this link for a Summary of the Life Design Workbook. The Life Design Workbook is a comprehensive guide that empowers you to take control of your life by making intentional choices that reflect your true values and aspirations. Written by Peggy Vaughan and James Vaughan, Ph.D., this workbook serves as a transformative […]
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Listen to Book Review AudioView the BookPlease click on this link for the Reflections on the Art of Living – A Joseph Campbell Companion Book Summary “Reflections on the Art of Living” offers a transformative perspective on the human experience. Campbell’s unique blend of scholarly knowledge and practical wisdom provides a framework for understanding personal experiences and finding meaning in […]
Read morePlease click on this link for the Managing Oneself Book Summary. We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren’t managing their knowledge workers careers. Instead, you […]
Read moreThe top job can be hard. But as the former Novartis CEO explains, leaders can take pleasure in competing—while honing the personal qualities needed to succeed in the role and rally an organization.
Read moreThe CEO of Dell Technologies weighs in on what’s next for AI, how companies can successfully transform in the face of constant disruption, and how his leadership style has changed over 40 years.
Read moreInvestors have poured billions into AI-related companies, but adoption is moving slowly across American firms. According to the Census Bureau, just 5% of American businesses have used AI to produce goods and services over the last two weeks, highlighting that market enthusiasm is not yet matching the real economy. Despite this slow progress, AI has the […]
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View moreSince generative AI (gen AI) burst onto the scene in late 2022, it’s captivated business leaders and society at large. The excitement is well deserved: McKinsey research indicates that gen AI could add the equivalent of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion of value annually—and redefine the way people work and live. Over this period, McKinsey […]
View moreThis is a presentation on leadership skills that can be taught through movies. This can be used in classrooms, corporate leadership training, etc. In the Clint Eastwood directed movie, Invictus, Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela, who navigates South Africa through the transition away from Apartheid towards reconciliation. The movie is full of leadership examples, and […]
The School of Life has produced 500 films and written 5 million words. This is an enormous problem. To stand any hope of remaining in anyone’s mind, ideas – even very good ideas – need to be brief and reduced to an essence. That’s why, for the sake of our followers, we’ve summarised everything we […]
Principles Book Summary Part 1: Chapter 1 Over the course of our lives, we make millions of decisions that are essentially bets, some large and some small. It pays to think about how we make them because they are what ultimately determines the quality of our lives… We are all born with different thinking […]
Read moreClick on this link for the A Sense of Urgency Book Summary A Sense of Urgency – Book Excerpt (Click on this link for the Word document) Chapter 1 – It All Starts With A Sense of Urgency …Go check, then you find people running, and they are stressed out. But this man (leader), […]
Read morePlease click mon this link for The Truth About Leadership Book Summary. The Truth About Leadership – Book Excerpts The Truth About Leadership By James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner Book Excerpts Introduction – The Ten Truths The first truth is that you make a difference. It is the most fundamental truth […]
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