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I have come to look forward to the AFR BOSS True Leaders List each year. This is the fourth edition of the list and I’m feeling that although it’s still a good read, the format is getting a little tired. (And I wish Catherine Fox wouldn’t start every…

For a while there I thouht I was the only one who despaired for quality in management books. But then I came across Espen making the following observation: But the question remains: Why do stupid and simplistic management books – books that the thoughtful and…

Greg Hywood in The Age this morning has one of his most rational pieces for the year. However I couldn’t resist the comparison with the sports commentary of Moneyball. Hywood has made up his own standards of success. Try this: It is acceptable in the Australian…

1966 speech by Rober McNamara on national and international security “A nation can reach the point at which it does not buy more security for itself simply by buying more military hardware. We are at that point. The decisive factor for a powerful nation already…

We’ve come to really look forward to Birnbaums interviews with writers in . Here is his latest with Charles McCarry.

This Fast Company article portrays the profound effect you can have on others by using agression while deeply focussed on principle.

From Anil Behan at Orgdyne: As a part of our ongoing efforts to significantly increase the exposure of psychodynamic thinking within the academic and consulting communities, our firm has decided to especially

Moneyball – the art of winning an unfair game. Michael Lewis After reading this book, you’ll never be able to listen to sports commentary the same way again. In fact, you’ll never be able to read the financial or business pages the same way again….

Amazon.com’s founder is a study in contradictions — analytical and intuitive, careful and audacious, playful and determined. What really makes this remarkable entrepreneur tick? Read the Fast Company profile.