A different type of stakeholder

Although I haven’t followed his career closely Don Argus has always struck me as a deep and broad minded thinker. There are other powerful CEOs and chairmen that don’t evoke the same confidence in their ability to think beyond profit and power. A certain...

Tribute to Harold Bridger

I am sad to say that I have just caught up on the news that Harold Bridger died in May 2005. I knew Bridger as the developer of what I came to know as the “Consultant Enquirer Model” which is the basis of the workshop I call Consultant Coaching Workshop. I...

What is happiness?

This BOSS article has turned my attention once again to Martin Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism. We all seek to be happy, but how happy can we be and what can make us happy? Seligman suggests there are three components to happiness. He...

Latham the flawed leader

One of my daughters bought me The Latham Diaries for Christmas. I read a chunk of the book each night over my holiday. I am struck by the leadership lessons in this book, but first some background. Mark Latham was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party and hence...

Presence

Presence by Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski and Betty Sue Flowers, has just been posted to the Bookshelf.