by wiadmin | Jul 4, 2013 | Leadership
The last movie that starred Natalie Wood was the 1983 movie Brainstorm also starring Cliff Robertson and Christopher Walken. The gist of the movie was the creation of “the hat”–a helmet-like device that, when worn, could tape an exact experience its wearer was...
by wiadmin | Jul 2, 2013 | Leadership
Combat troops are generally better behaved in the field (where battle is likely to occur) than in the relative safety of the rear area. As an infantry unit commander in Viet Nam, I often wondered if it was related to the fact that military leaders remove all markings...
by wiadmin | Jun 28, 2013 | Leadership
Early one morning I was in my side yard and walked up on a huge elaborate spider web complete with its designer-tenant. As I approached the artwork, the spider began to vibrate the web sending early morning dewdrops everywhere. The next morning the web was gone...
by wiadmin | Jun 18, 2013 | Leadership
What are the top critical success factors for making mentoring a part of an organization’s DNA? It was a question used to open a mentoring workshop with a group of senior leaders of a major corporation. Not one single participant mentioned a need for more forms,...
by wiadmin | May 21, 2013 | Leadership
When I was a boy my parents encouraged me to “be the very best.” Back then, only the very best got a trophy! Nowadays the Wheaties® cereal box mantra has changed to “just do your very best” and all the teams get a trophy just for playing. It’s been a source of...
