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‘Eisenhower in War and Peace’ by Jean Edward Smith

James Strock — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:00:56 +0000

Jean Edward Smith is one of America’s greatest biographers of political and military leaders. In this remarkable book, Smith has brought together all of his experiences to produce a magisterial, memorable biography: Eisenhower in War and Peace. Ike is paradoxical: he is at once one of the best known but least understood figures of modern [...]

Daniel R. Murphy: Study, Think and Plan Daily

James Strock — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:00:30 +0000

Discipline… Thought… Action… Change Each day you need to spend some time with and for yourself. This time, which Napoleon Hill called “study, think and plan daily time”, is crucial to continuous self-improvement and development. People who continuously improve themselves become more proficient at what they do and more valuable in the market place. As [...]

Sustainability: From Leadership to Management

James Strock — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:31:13 +0000

Accenture recently released a study focusing on the evolving role of chief sustainability officers in corporations. Ellen Weinreb has offered a useful post in response. She notes how several leading corporations have chosen to embed sustainability into their missions. Some people have expressed strong views about and preferences for specific organizational arrangements. In the [...]

Boris Pasternak: Beauty and Audacity

James Strock — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:00:06 +0000

Boris Pasternak Quotation: The root of beauty is audacity.

Matt Lewis on ‘How Reagan Helped Invent Electric Car’

James Strock — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:44:36 +0000

Does Ronald Reagan deserve some credit for putting America on the path to electric cars? Matt Lewis has the surprising story in the Daily Caller. Matt Lewis on ‘How Reagan Helped Invent Electric Car’

Just One Thing: Don’t Presume You Know

James Strock — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:23 +0000

We all experience it every day: People who should know better–or who don’t know us at all–presume they ‘understand’ us. Do you make this mistake? Common Questions Intended to Categorize Others When people first meet, they all too often enter into a rote, thought-free zone of information exchange: –What do you do? –Where are you [...]

Washington and Lincoln and Presidents’ Day

James Strock — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:32:04 +0000

It used to be the Washington’s Birthday holiday (and still is in at least a few places). Now, Presidents’ Day is the official, national standard. Some traditionalists no doubt are grumbling, as traditionalists tend to do. There are also at least a few others of us, who are focused on the future and innovation rather [...]

Reagan and Patton Together

James Strock — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:00:26 +0000

In remarkable newsreel footage, George S. Patton speaks to a Los Angeles audience in 1945. Actor Ronald Reagan narrates. Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email? Click Here! Reagan and Patton Together.

‘Changing Role of Global Leaders’ by Matthew Gitsham

James Strock — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:00:50 +0000

The Harvard Business Review has a useful article, ‘The Changing Role of Global Leaders’ by Matthew Gitsham. Gitsham focuses on Unilever. CEO Paul Polman has presented a new strategy of goals for the year 2020. The strategy exemplifies a number of the changes outlined in Serve to Lead: –longstanding boundaries between private, public and not-for-profit enterprises are [...]

Marcus Aurelius : Embrace Change

James Strock — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:55 +0000

Do you embrace–even welcome–change? Marcus Aurelius Quotation: Frightened of change? But what can exist without it?