May 2012
11 posts
The enduring appeal of Ralph Lauren →
A genius of both marketing and understanding the customer.
Spatial Disorientation
Spatial Disorientation is the inability of a pilot to determine his true position, motion, and altitude relative to the earth or his surroundings. In a best case scenerio, the pilot ends up flying out of a cloud upside down. At worst, the plane flies right into the ground. Spatial disorentation is avoided by learning to fly with navigational instruments that provide independent reference points so...
Inspiration vs Intimidation
I recently spent some time with the head of a business unit and quite a few members of his staff. It was interesting to see how much they deferred to their leader and took their cues from him regarding decision making and process. At first I took to be an exceptional example of leadership. As the discussion evolved, it became obvious that I wasn’t witnessing leadership, but rather...
