the capacity to establish direction and to influence and align others toward a common goal, motivating and committing them to action and making them responsible...
Instead of trying to change how you feel when you think you're just spinning your wheels at work, you may want to change how you're working. In a recent interview, Timothy Butler, author of Getting Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths, had this to say. "We...
Innovative leadership throws open the windows, doorways and portals to reality. The act of being an innovation leader involves a search for, identification and recognition of some innovative opportunity. Success in innovative leadership depends on following a few guidelines for finding, deciphering and discerning the clues hidden in each individual's...
Applying the six "rules of behavior" described in this article does not necessarily guarantee a successful transformation. Nonetheless, they can significantly increase a leader's chances of success. Principally because applying such common sense to a company transformation renders the process more controllable. As CEO's gain more control, the "witchcraft" of...
Steve Snyder, TransAlta Corporation's (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC), President and CEO, today applauded the Alberta government's commitment to provide $2 billion in funding for the development of Carbon Capture and Storage CCS technology, saying CCS is vital if Canada is to achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions by 20...
"Edge! A Leadership Story," the latestbook from executive coach and author Bea Fields, takes an innovativeapproach to educating and enlightening today's leaders. The book combinesthe storytelling appeal of a novel with the educational approach ofnon-fiction. Fields is widely recognized as a pioneer in the leadershipcoaching industry, but found she needed...
HONOLULU -- HR BioPetroleum HRBP, a renewable bioenergy company based in Hawaii, has named Ed Shonsey as CEO and a member of its board of directors. He has been authorized to set and implement an aggressive new corporate strategy which will complement HRBP's recent alliance with Royal Dutch Shell PLC....
I am not an expert on leadership. However, I know that the leadership ability of the chief executive officer is perhaps the single most important element to operational success in an entrepreneurial venture. I know this because, as an investor in startup businesses, I have been slapped in the face...
Labor shortage makes team building more important The reality of today's workforce is that virtually every industry is experiencing a skills and labor shortage. The situation is only going to get worse, as the nation's 78 million baby boomers start dropping out of the workforce. Every day,...
Shared Technology Cooperation Seeks to Establish WiMAX Market Leadership; Enabling the Delivery of Mobile Multimedia Services Using MXtvTM Mobile Broadcast Technology and Next Generation WiMAX Devices TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Global Mobile Corporation, Taiwan's leading WiMAX operator, and NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a global provider of mobile multimedia...
OPEN VIEW Revisiting John Henry Newman's discourses on The Idea of a University recently was a delight, but it was also a reminder that anyone who sets out to describe "the" idea of a university is bound to fail. I am reminded of an occasion when somebody...
The political turmoil in Israel over Ehud Olmert's premiership intensified yesterday when his popular Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, said the ruling Kadima Party should prepare for elections and stressed the desirability of a leadership contest. Ms Livni's public exhortation to Kadima "to prepare for every eventuality" was...
Summer employment part of four-year financial package to help students succeed at life HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (NYSE: HIG), one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, has announced this year's recipients of its two annual college scholarship programs - the Alliance...
EVERETT, Wash., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company today debuted the new 777 Freighter. Employees, suppliers, airline customers and community officials celebrated the world's most capable twin-engine cargo airplane during two debut events. "We are excited to debut the newest member of our 777 and...
THE PRIME MINISTER Never has the phrase "in sorrow not anger" felt more apt. Gordon Brown's long awaited but seemingly short lived premiership has left the non-Conservative parts of the nation disappointed and in despair. But betrayed? I doubt it. While hope must always...
TOKYO, May 6 Kyodo Selected editorial excerpts from the Asia-Pacific press: China and Japan Have to Become Partners (South China Morning Post, Hong Kong) The leaders of China and Japan like to think of relations in terms of temperature. President Hu Jintao...
Carla Oleska and Susan Jaye-Kaplan say the idea for a new women's network in Western Mass. was born over dinner in New York City. Dining with a number of professional women from across the country, the two friends kept hearing a consistent theme within various conversations. "Many people were...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy must play a key leadership role in reinventing the electric utility industry in 2008, the company's chairman, president and CEO said today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO) "Utilities must produce electricity that is clean, reliable and affordable -- three...
Founder and CEO to Discuss Social Networks and Broadband Platforms, Brand Personalization, Digital Asset Management, and Video Distribution SAN FRANCISCO -- Reality Digital[TM], a leading provider of brand-focused social media solutions for businesses, today announced that Founder and CEO Cynthia Francis will be presenting at four key conferences...
Accountability for results; the realities of data-driven decision making. Watkins, Sandra and Donna McCaw. Rowman & Littlefield Education 2008 206 pages $65.00 Paperback LB2806 Research on professional development indicates little correlation between spending and...
To: Company Commanders From: Company Commanders Leading Your Unit Through 'Reset' One deployment rolls right into the next. Although doctrinally we should have time to "Reset" before beginning "Train up" for the next deployment, in reality these processes must occur simultaneously. As soon as we redeploy home...
