How Leaders Gain Discernment

How do leaders grow in discernment?

The Leader's WorkJuly 10, 2014Doris Kearns Goodwin, Presidential biography, Theodore Roosevelt, WisdomComment

The Letter Lincoln Never Sent

Sometimes our words do the most good when they are left unspoken.

The Leader's WorkSeptember 17, 2013Abraham Lincoln, Communication, Wisdom Comment

Seek Out Wisdom

“Can I have a little bit of your wisdom?” Lyndon B. Johnson’s frequent question to Senator Harry Byrd

Thought Of The DayJuly 23, 2013Presidents, WisdomComment

Why Leaders "Vacuum The Brain"

I was taking a pedestrian stroll through the pages of Jim Collins' book, How The Mighty Fall, when I saw it--that phrase that was so intriguing it stopped me in my tracks: "leaders . . . have an incurable compulsion to vacuum the brains of the people they meet."

The Leader's WorkMarch 22, 2012Wisdom Comment