Category: Changing the World

Zinger on Zinger

To me, one of the great­est suc­cess sto­ries on the web these days is David Zinger, who start­ed the Employ­ee Engage­ment Net­work. I had a chance to ask David a few ques­tions about his expe­ri­ences the oth­er day. Here’s what he told me about dis­cov­er­ing that he now finds him­self lead­ing a “move­ment.” . What… Con­tin­ue read­ing Zinger on Zinger

Is Leadership a Calling?

We often think of a call­ing as a job that does­n’t make much mon­ey but has pub­lic ben­e­fit. Min­is­ters, teach­ers, social work­ers, artists of all kinds, as if this work should be done with­out pay pre­cise­ly because of its intrin­sic lack of self-inter­est. You know what I mean: a Voca­tion, cap­i­tal V. Maybe the sort… Con­tin­ue read­ing Is Lead­er­ship a Calling?

Practical Wisdom

Bar­ry Schwartz does a won­der­ful job of remind­ing us how prac­ti­cal and nec­es­sary wis­dom is in our dai­ly lives and how it’s con­stant appli­ca­tion cre­ates a bet­ter soci­ety for all. Thanks to Tara at horsepig­cow for post­ing this great talk. (If you haven’t already done so, go vis­it her site — it’s great.) In par­tic­u­lar, what… Con­tin­ue read­ing Prac­ti­cal Wisdom

The Foundation of Such a Method.…

Today, I watched Col­in Pow­ell on the tele­vi­sion show, “The View,” speak­ing briefly about Mar­tin Luther King, Jr. as the non-vio­­lent leader of the “sec­ond Civ­il War” in this coun­try. I was struck by the notion of a sec­ond Civ­il War because it does so apt­ly describe what must be acknowl­edged: cul­tures change slow­ly and… Con­tin­ue read­ing The Foun­da­tion of Such a Method.…