This posting is just to announce our new product, Leading Change without Authority. This is a unique product that provides ongoing support during major initiatives.
If the topic is of interest, more information is available, including a brochure, at the webpage titled Leading Change without Authority.
Thank you.
Ed Oakley
Chief Change Management Officer
“The Secret” video and now the book have received an enormous amount of attention all over the world in the last six months or so. It has been an amazing marketing coup! It is based on the Law of Attraction which is certainly not new. One of the primary Focus Factors we teach is “you get more of what you focus on.” That is the same concept. If you’ve read either of our books, ”Enlightened Leadership” or “Leadership Made Simple,” you know that our Forward Focus(TM) model is also consistent with the basic concepts of “moving toward what you focus on” found also in ”The Secret.”
From the first time I saw the video, I felt there was something missing. This might be controversial, and it is my strongly held perspective. And it is important in our leadership roles… (more…)
The Sunday NY Times published an interesting article, “What Consultants May Not Know About Leadership.” It was actually a book review for Bill George’s (former Chairman of Medtronics) new book, “True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership.”
The suggestion is made that perhaps leadership cannot be taught, therefore that a lot of leadership development efforts have been a waste of time and money. The reviewer’s quote was “much of the money spent on leadership development has been wasted.” While this might be true, I would like to challenge some of the thinking (more…)