Like the slogan that advertises “aging is inevitable, maturing is optional,” no guarantee exists that advancing one’s age chronologically means advancing one’s personal development. Mark Zuckerberg, the twenty-something CEO of Facebook, has been under fire for a message sent when he was 19 that critics are using to show the company’s lack of concern for [...]
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How Has Your Personal Intellectual History Shaped You?
We’ve completed painting in the house, and I have been culling through boxes of books, deciding which ones to put back onto the shelves. Like many of you, I have been carting books from house to house since college. I am determined to give up some of these fading treasures to make space for other things. It started as [...]
Wrigley Field Inspires Thinking About Leadership
As a baseball fan, it almost takes my breath away to head past Wrigley Field on the el the morning of a game day during the first week of home games. Heading south, the train takes a right turn and I am struck by the sight of the American flag with the bubbles of lights as [...]
Sway in the Breathe
We may need to be reminded to do our taxes, but we don’t need to be reminded to breathe. Or do we? Unlike thinking about taxes, which can take your breath away, thinking about breathing can ignite and inspire your work and life. We breathe automatically and unconsciously under normal circumstances. We breathe most deeply [...]
Are Leaders Born or Made?
Yes. So replied Harry Kraemer, former Baxter Chairman and CEO and current Kellogg School of Management professor, when I asked him this question at a recent alumnae event where he spoke about values based leadership. He had told a story of watching children playing and seeing one of them trot off with others following behind. [...]
