Steve Jobs is arguably one of the most successful businessmen in modern times. He started Apple and NeXT, took a majority ownership stake in Pixar for $10M and after ten blockbuster films sold the company to Disney for over $7B, and around the time of his death Apple had a market cap greater than the… Read more »
Tag: leadership
Leadership Lessons from the Founder of IBM
Leadership lessons from Thomas J. Watston, Sr.
What is a Good Leader?
What is a good leader? Michael Scott, the former main character in NBC’s hit sitcom The Office, has an intertesting take.
Leadership Lessons from JFK
John F. Kennedy on leadership:
Leadership Lessons from Eisenhower
President Eisenhower on leadership:
Good Managers
Ever heard the phrase, “employees leave their bosses, not their jobs”? Bad managers are easy to spot, but good managers are more difficult to identify. Because staff engagement is most strongly linked to the behavior of leaders, it is paramount that we recognize what makes a good manager good and a bad manager bad.
Bill Gates on Leadership
Here’s Bill Gates on leadership.
Rethinking Leadership Training
Leadership training is a big industry. It is estimated that businesses spent approximately $60 billion on such training in 2011. This raises two questions. 1. Why is so much money spent on leadership training?2. Is the money well spent?
The Real Challenge at Yahoo
Yahoo recently announced the hiring of Marissa Mayer – employee number 20 at Google – as its new CEO. Her appointment is noteworthy for a few reasons; she has been appointed CEO in a notoriously male‑dominated industry, she is the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and as has been widely reported, Ms. Mayer… Read more »