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The inspirational leadership of Sir Edmund Hillary
December 14, 2009December 13: Last week, I came across an article in the Business Education supplement of the Financial Times. It...
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The concept of “mastery”, and leadership training
December 8, 2009Last week, in response to a comment by John Antonios, I wrote about deliberate practice. As I reflected on...
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More on leadership training and deliberate practice
December 4, 2009I was writing an entry to post this week, but instead of that entry I decided to respond to...
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Reflections on Leadership Training
November 20, 2009My plan for the next few weeks, or perhaps months, on this blog is to discuss some of my...
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The French storytelling book and the World Business Forum
November 10, 2009In recent weeks, I have been quite busy around with two events: the publication of our recent book in...
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You can, and should, refuse to accept the context (continued)
November 5, 2009Example 3: A Scandinavian woman studying in France was somewhat dismayed by the attitude some of the people in...
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You can, and should, refuse to accept the context
November 1, 2009When we begin to see leadership in terms of influencing the context and the people around you, we quickly...
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Gandhi’s lessons and our everyday lives
October 19, 2009When I say that we can find inspiration in Gandhi’s story, I mean that we should recognize that the...
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Lessons from Gandhi
October 15, 2009In my class sessions and conversations with leaders, I often use the story of Gandhi’s experience in South Africa,...
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From ordinary life events to extraordinary leadership – Gandhi’s defining moment
October 12, 2009When I think of having the courage to take a stand, of daring to speak out about the things...