Today, I have the opportunity to interview Mike Figliuolo (@thoughtLEADERS) Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS LLC. Mike was recently named the Columbus, Ohio Small Business Leader of the Year for 2010 and just released One Piece of Paper, The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership. Henry – Mike, thanks for doing this interview. Could you share » Read More
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Joel Garfinkle (@workcoach4you), Founder of Garfinkle Executive Coaching, and the author of Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level. Joel is recognized as one of the top 50 coaches in America and he’s worked with organizations and individuals in many of the » Read More
I read an interesting post by Mike Figliuolo a few days ago about trust and teams. Mike is the Founder and Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC. He is also the author of One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership. This post, titled “The Real Reason Your Team Doesn’t Trust You” is » Read More
There are as many books on leadership today as there are leaders to read them. Most of these deal with what it takes to be a leader and what poor leadership looks like (and should be avoided). Lucky for us, Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris have authored a new book, From Bud To Boss, Secrets » Read More
Hope Unseen: The Story of the U.S. Army’s First Blind Active-Duty Officer by Scotty Smiley with Doug Crandall Much is written about words like character and leadership. Countless words are used to describe the inner makeup of people we admire and desire to emulate. Often we want the success of a Tiger Woods or Peyton » Read More
This is a guest post by Jessica Henry (Twitter, LinkedIn), my daughter. She has no shortage of hobbies or books on her reading list. Many of the books come from me. But when she read this one, because of her feedback, I asked her to post the review. You’ll find that leadership comes in every » Read More
Did you see the movie or read the book, The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall? In it the main character, Jason, goes to a Central American nation that I don’t recall to help out with a project that his father was involved in. The project was a library. Jason is a bit jaded when he » Read More
Finding the Soul of Big Business: One Company’s Ego Elimination Strategy by Paula Marshall I’ve lived in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area for almost 12 years. One organization that I’ve known about, without really knowing is Bama Companies, Inc., a 73 year old privately-held food services company. Bama is best known as a global pie and » Read More
Patrick Lencioni’s latest book isn’t what you might think from the title. It is very much true to the author though. “Getting Naked: A Business Fable about shedding the three fears that sabotage client loyalty” is a business fable about two consulting firms. The subtitle exposes some of the reasoning behind the title too (all » Read More
A book’s length is not a direct indicator of it’s value or depth. Many a lengthy book has put me to sleep and many a short book has had wonderful insights. The Leadership Test by Timothy R. Clark Ph.D. falls into the later category. It’s a very quick read but it left me with a » Read More
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