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Brief History of the Black Quarterback, A by Berri, David J. / Schmidt, Martin B.
Running the numbers in the NFL: are great black quarterbacks paid less than great white quarterbacks? At lower levels of productivity and salary, there is not much difference between how black and white quarterbacks are treated. A difference is observed when one looks at the game’s very best quarterbacks. Specifically, white quarterbacks who excel are paid more than …
Change Leadership: Transforming Organizations by Palmer, Russell E.
A nine-step process to start driving effective change in any organization, beginning right now. Success in leading transformations over the long run depends on the leader’s vision in developing a strategic plan. I believe any leader who is serious about transforming an organization should consider the process I describe next. It’s a starting point for you to move towa…
From Problem-Solving to Problem-Finding by Roberto, Michael A.
You can’t solve a problem you don’t know exists! Learn how leaders can uncover problems while they’re still small enough to solve easily Great leaders do not simply know how to solve problems. They know how to find them. They can detect smoke, rather than simply fighting raging fires. Leaders at all levels need to become more effective problem-finders. To discover the…
How to Lead Your Peers and Others Who Do Not Report to You by Palmer, Russell E.
Beyond the “iron fist”: breakthrough leadership techniques for today’s flatter, more egalitarian organizations. One of the most challenging organizations to lead is one in which many people in the organization are nominally equal to the top leader. Leaders these days need to persuade all kinds of people up and down their organizations and lead them not by the iron fis…
Social Media, Fame, and Influence by Powell, Juliette
The microcelebrity phenomenon: using social networking when possible to become the world’s #1 expert in your super-narrow niche. When Nintendo introduced the Wii, it challenged the conventional idea of what makes a system worth playing. Then, a Carnegie Mellon graduate student used the same system to challenge the public’s notion of who’s an expert. Johnny Chung Lee d…
Success Starts with a Pure Vision by Elko, Kevin
Discover what you’re carrying that’s preventing you from achieving your goals--and learn how to leave it behind! After 9/11, a World Trade Center security guard told me tearfully that he’d stood in a stairwell, yelling “Take your heels off! We will save lives if you do!” Few listened. I have the same plea for you: Take off what is keeping you from getting where you’re…