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Leadership by Diagram 22 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
A few weeks ago, Jean-Jacques Dubray, from a website called b-mc2.com, sent a direct tweet to Tom alerting him to a BOLT diagram he'd assembled from Tom's Leadership Reductionist Self-Assessment. Tom ...
New Weekly Quote Design 16 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
For those who are subscribed to receive a weekly quote from Tom in their inbox, we're excited to announce that a new design will launch on Monday, the 19th. We think you'll enjoy the new look, as it h...
Quiet! 12 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
As some of you know, I have been regularly shouting about Susan Cain's book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. I think it's a breakthrough book. Put simply, I judge th...
Tweetstream 5 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm
Tom launched August with a twitter frenzy. A few highlights: On Feedback Giving feedback is not for amateurs. Is there any more difficult task than giving effective feedback? If there is, I can't i...
So Much For the "Gorgeous" Beach Walk ... 30 Jul 2013 | 10:19 pm
Tom is vacationing by the Atlantic Ocean. Yesterday morning [Monday 29 July] he took a beach walk at 6a.m. "Gorgeous," he says. But how would he know? He tweeted his way down the beach. Turned out to ...
Leadership Reductionist Revised 24 Jul 2013 | 04:41 pm
In keeping with Tom's long-held conviction that every document can be improved—if only by one word if a closer-to-perfect word can be found—he has provided a revision to his "'Reductionist' Leadership...
IIA Orlando 16 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
Tom's in Orlando, Florida, speaking to the Institute of International Auditors. For the occasion, he produced a version of his "Systems Have Their Place—Second Place," which you can download here. As ...
Recent "Hot" Reading 11 Jul 2013 | 07:11 pm
Tom's been reading up a storm in the last few months. Following an old habit, he transforms some of the most telling material to slides for subsequent use in his presentations. You'll find here some o...
Leadership Reductionist Redux 10 Jul 2013 | 08:04 pm
Back in May, Tom posted a self-assessment for leaders of orgs big and small. In keeping with his stance that a focus on people is more important than vision, energy, and integrity in a leader, he prop...
TEDxManchester VTCreativity 1 Jul 2013 | 04:33 pm
On 22 June 2013, I had the privilege of acting as MC/host for a TEDx conference in Manchester VT—effectively, my home town. The chosen topic was creativity, and some 13 talks attacked the issue from e...
