Leadership Category
What is global leadership? Well… how do you measure it?
Posted on June 24, 2017 2 Comments
Nobel prize winning physicist Richard Feynman tells a charming story about being asked the name of a bird by one of his schoolmates. He doesn’t know the name of the bird so the other boy proudly instructs him that the bird is called a Brown-Throated Thrush. Feynman goes on to explain in the video, however, […]
Article Critique: Learning to Lead: Foundations of Emerging Leader Identity Development
Posted on October 15, 2016 Leave a Comment
October 15, 2016 Yeager, K. L., & Callahan, J. L. (2016). Learning to lead: Foundations of emerging leader identity development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 1523422316645510. The Problem: Organizations face several challenges that stand poised to place a significant strain on the availability of qualified leaders. Flatter organization structures, the use of more teams, and impending […]
In the News: Cultivating Time
Posted on October 3, 2016 Leave a Comment
October 3, 2016 While not exactly “in the news,” I subscribe to Jennifer Garvey Berger‘s Cultivating Leadership blog and woke up this morning to see her new post on Cultivating Time. A note of background, Berger is a leadership development adviser and coach who I met when she guest lectured in Bob Kegan’s Adult Development […]
How much of leadership is traits and skills?
Posted on February 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Think about the best example of leadership you’ve witnessed in your life. How would you describe it? You might paint a picture of a specific leader you knew who was honest, competent, and charismatic. Or, you might describe a process where a leader or group of leaders influenced a community of people towards a common […]
Oliver S. Crocco 