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Harvey Mackay's picture

Gordon Dean was an American lawyer and prosecutor whose distinguished career was fairly typical for Washington types.  He went to work for the Justice Department under President Franklin Roosevelt, taught in the law schools at Duke University and the University of Southern California.  He was appointed as one of the original commissioners of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1949 by President Harry Truman, eventually becoming its chairman from 1950-53.
Harvey Mackay's picture

In ancient Greece, Alcibiades was telling Pericles how Athens should be governed.  Annoyed by the young man's tone and manner, Pericles said, "Son, when I was your age, I talked just the way you are talking." Alcibiades looked Pericles in the face and replied, "How I should like to have known you when you were at your best."
kishor Jagirdar's picture

What are the main reasons that cause change fatigue and what can organisations and managers do to minimise this at all stages of a change/transformation programme?   Today’s corporations are dominated by meaningless activity and unremitting pressure for success. That certainly establishes lofty targets, but fails to define routes for achieving them. The main thing is to be seen to be doing something. Pressure builds up, as do fear and mistrust.
Harvey Mackay's picture

So there's this new guy/gal, older than most entry-level employees, who shows up at your workplace one day and wants to learn the ropes.  A little unusual, you think, but you train the person to do your job and explain why what you do is important to the company.That's the premise of one of the hottest new reality shows on television.  "Undercover Boss" features CEOs learning how the work gets done at their companies and just who is doing that work -- in case they didn't know.
balaji's picture

Here are some of my favourite quotes on Leadership. Peter Drucker says the only event that is inevitable in the life of the leader is the “unexpected crisis.” Only when you encounter a setback, an obstacle, a difficulty, or the inevitable crisis, do you demonstrate the kind of person you really are. It is not what you say, wish, hope, or intend that reveals your character. It is your actions in the face of adversity and possible setbacks or losses that matter.
ubmenon's picture

Here is an interesting article by Marshall Goldsmith. He is talking about the behavior pattern for personal change that will make the biggest difference http://blogs.hbr.org/goldsmith/2010/01/an_exercise_in_changing_yourse.html
bomim's picture

It's amazing what George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate so many decades ago ... Here's the Message:
kishor Jagirdar's picture

"It is not the fittest who will survive the change but those who are having the ability to adopt to change" – Charles Darwin
businessgyan05's picture

Seth Godin talks about 'How to Become the Best in the World' . The relentless rush to be mediocre. That's what my new book, The Dip, is really about.
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