by Scott Westerman I’ve been thinking about change management a lot lately. Most of us exist in organizations that have a degree of dysfunction and helping others open up and buy into new ideas is a pretty important part of the job.
by Scott Westerman Nellie Knorr, the visionary woman who created WKNR, passed away on August 10th, four months shy of her 90th birthday. She would have been the first to share the credit for WKNR’s groundbreaking success with the many men and women who were part of the Keener team.…
By Scott Westerman There’s a great ad in one of the trades that lists the latest on-demand technology: Weblogs, Podcasting, YouTube, Tivo, ITunes.. And then, in a direct shot at the linear media, the ad concludes, “Ignoring this is not a business model.” It made me think of this..
For those of us who admire Warren Buffett, his announcement that he was giving the bulk of his fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation only amplified our esteem. In an extraordinary interview with Charlie Rose, Melinda, Bill and Warren discuss how the greatest philanthropic alliance in history came…
By Scott Westerman Tangible Value Clear Strategy Committed Team Excellent Execution Those are the four take-aways from my experience at Harvard Business School. The professors were excellent. I was surrounded by smart people who were engaged and eager to learn. The atmosphere was conducive to learning, the technology was top…
Posted by Scott Westerman I-55 Southbound, somewhere in Arkansas. The 2001 VW Jetta hums along at 78 MPH. We’re averaging 39 miles per gallon of my custom blended 20% biodiesel mix. In the trunk is a box containing Justin Carven’s latest Grease Car vegetable oil fuel system and we’re headed…
Posted by Scott Westerman “Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It’s not that level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious – but their ambition is first and foremost for the…
Note to self. Re-read this article and make sure your Linux install has all the features noted here.
Keith Ferrazzi is to the 21st Century what Dale Carnegie was to the 20th, a master at the art of how to win friends and influence people. His book, “Never Eat Alone : And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time” which he co-authored with Tahl Raz has…
The year was 1879. The place: Ishandlwana in colonial Africa. The British guns faced obsolete arrows and spears in the Zulu war. Each time the Zulus would charge the British lines, they were cut down in a volley of lead. The power of the modern British weaponry was awesome and…