by chriscurnow | Jun 23, 2004 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Charles Wright over at Bleeding Edge for pointing out this New York Times article which discusses fear in the workplace and the bullying boss. “It got to where I was twitching, literally, on the way into work,” said Carrie Clark, 52, a former...
by chriscurnow | Jun 23, 2004 | Uncategorized
It’s funny how life can jump up and hit you in the face. I had my day mapped out today. I was planning to do my least favourite activity – calling people to market a new workshop I’ve developed. I went to my favourite cafe to psych myself into it and...
by chriscurnow | Jun 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
I’ve just been going over some of Henry Mintzberg’s writing and came acros this article (payment required, sorry) by Mintzberg, Robert Simons and Kunai Basu. The authors argue that the notion of ‘shareholder value’ to the exclusion of all other...
by chriscurnow | Jun 20, 2004 | Uncategorized
This is a deeply moving, thought provoking, and challenging book which goes to the very heart of what it is to be a leader and even further intow what it means to be human. Peter Senge’s Introduction beautifully sets the stage for this book: For many years I...
by chriscurnow | Jun 16, 2004 | Uncategorized
You might think this piece belongs over in my politics&rants blog – however that’s more for venting spleen than reasoned thought. No, reflections on leaders (political or otherwise) is always good fodder for chriscurnow.com. This piece about Reagan is...
by chriscurnow | Jun 14, 2004 | Uncategorized
In these days of national standards (which in my mind relate to narrowness and mediocrity) it’s refreshing to see educators re-inforcing that schools are about producing “people who can think, create and innovate – and not just pass exams”....
