Leadership comes from training, development and experience. Correct? If not, then you must be born with those necessary ingredients. Correct? Frankly, I don’t think it is one or the other. It is a combination of both. I spoke at an…
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The Power of Vision
Someone once said: “If you can’t predict the future, invent it.” That is what has been happening in technology and on the internet. People are inventing new pathways like a company called Google, originally a leader in search technology on…
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Leadership in Turbulent Times – an Interview with Howard Putnam
Turmoil in the financial markets and the threat of a recession are adding to the many challenges that healthcare finance executives must deal with. When leading during turbulent times, “Simplify, simplify, simplify,” says Howard Putnam, former CEO of Southwest Airlines…
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Ten Essential Leadership Attributes
What kind of leadership talents and skills will be essential to succeed in the next few years? Some are tried and true and endure generation after generation. Others come and go with the age and culture in which we live.…
Everyone Else Is Doing It
“Everyone else is doing it”. Warren Buffett is the highly successful investor and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. He said those are the “five most dangerous words in business” in a letter to the CEO’s of the companies they own. Mr.…
Peak Your Profits: an interview with Howard Putnam
Peak Your Profits: The flight to your future is now boarding. (Interview by Jeff Blackman at MarcoNews.com) It’s somewhat ironic, that one of the most down-to-earth guys I know spent his professional career … up in the clouds. Literally! Yet,…