by George Ambler on May 30, 2010
The “2010 Global IBM CEO Study” was recently published, it’s one of the largest one-on-one CEO interview studies, surveying 1,541 CEOs, general managers and senior public sector leaders from 60 countries and across 33 industries. The four primary findings of this year’s survey are as follows: Today’s complexity is only expected to rise and more [...]
by George Ambler on August 9, 2009
Photo by lorraine santana The post “Why Are Creative Leaders So Rare?” by Navi Radjou who reflects on Dr Kalam’s (former President of India) lecture titled “Creative Leadership in the Global Knowledge Economy” in which he articulates the following eight key tenets of creative leadership. The leader must have a vision for the organization The [...]
by George Ambler on January 16, 2008
Mark McGuinness has collected a bunch of his best posts into one free ebook and has some additional time management resources here. I found the book filled with valuable time management insights. Given the pressures leaders have on their time, Mark’s time management practices are extremely useful. I case you don’t want to read the [...]
by George Ambler on November 19, 2006
Robert Fritz in his book “Path of Least Resistance” discusses the idea that creating is not problem solving and that understanding the distinction between these two concepts makes all the difference to the results we get as leaders. What is the difference between problem solving and creating? “The fundamental difference between creating and problem solving [...]
by George Ambler on November 15, 2006
Street Studio NYC by moriza What do we mean, when we describe leadership as an art? How does the idea of leader as artist affect the way we think about, and practice leadership? When pondering on the idea of leader as artist and considering the parallel between an artist and the practice of leadership, provides [...]