by chriscurnow | Jul 4, 2006 | Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how corporations came to be and how they came to be so powerful. There is nothing wrong in my mind with powerful corporations. More important is how they exercise their power and what moral, ethical and legal power we have...
by chriscurnow | Jun 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
When my children were young I used to read them a story written in verse about a bright yellow rope. It describes a young boy, Sylvester, who finds a yellow rope on the road and immediately comes across someone who’s wagon has fallen in a ditch. The boy then...
by chriscurnow | May 7, 2006 | Uncategorized
I was roused by a couple of articles that came across my desk this week to think again about the prevailing myth of heroic corporate leadership – particularly heroic CEOs. First was the following headline in the Australian Financial Review on Wednesday: Dragon...
by chriscurnow | Apr 16, 2006 | Uncategorized
It’s Easter. In Melbourne Easter traditionally marks the final end of summer regardless of what the weather is like. Sometimes we will get a warm Easter and sometimes it will be quite wintery. This Easter has been more wintery than warm. I started out with a...
by chriscurnow | Apr 16, 2006 | Uncategorized
In this Human Relations piece [subscription required] ISPSO associate James Krantz argues that “betrayal is an essential element of leadership and organizational change.” He suggests that during significant change “decisions that breach existing...
by chriscurnow | Feb 22, 2006 | Uncategorized
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...
