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Archive for October, 2009

Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | 1 Comment »

I had lunch today with a friend. As is happening on a broad scale all around us, economic pressures are weighing heavily on his firm, and in particular, he and ... Read more..

An Elephant in the Room

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | No Comments »

Last week I keynoted a breakfast briefing for a group of Memphis area executives. Based on our current book project, Rebooting Leadership, my remarks centered on the leadership realities of ... Read more..

Report from World Business Forum

Friday, October 9th, 2009 Posted in Motivation, by Richard | No Comments »

Bill and I just returned from the World Business Forum in New York City, where about 5000 people from around the globe assembled in Radio City Music Hall to hear ... Read more..

Find Your Strongest Life – a book review

Monday, October 5th, 2009 Posted in by Bill | No Comments »

Over the weekend, I read the latest from Marcus Buckingham, “Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently.”  I enjoyed the book, and found it ... Read more..