Self-Education

In recent Leading Thoughts, I’ve emphasized summer themes of rest, reading, and rethinking your leadership style. In this edition, I want to urge you to master a skill that is essential to your success. One of the great themes of American history is self-education. I’m sure you remember those elementary [read more]

2017-06-15T10:40:03-04:00June 15th, 2017|Leading Thoughts|

Reading Tactics

Two Leading Thoughts ago, I described some of the virtues of a devoted reading life. In the last Leading Thoughts, I strongly recommended some books for your summer reading. Now, I want to describe some tactics for reading that are essential for leaders. Most people read to kill time, fall [read more]

2017-05-18T10:19:22-04:00May 18th, 2017|Leading Thoughts|

Summer Reading

In my last Leading Thoughts, I wrote about my love of summer reading, about my belief that we must “read to lead,” and about some of the often-unrecognized benefits of reading. In this edition, I want to recommend some books to you. I ask only one thing: read at least [read more]

2017-05-11T12:10:55-04:00May 11th, 2017|Leading Thoughts|

A Reading Life

It is May 1st as I write these words. Each year on this date, my thoughts turn to reading. This is because the first of May is for me the emotional first day of summer. I look forward to all that summer holds—the travel, the sports, the outdoor life, the [read more]

2017-05-04T12:12:55-04:00May 4th, 2017|Leading Thoughts|

Read To Lead

I am absolutely committed to this maxim: “Read to Lead.” Eminent lives that range from Abraham Lincoln to Warren Buffet, from Alfred the Great to Bono, confirm this truth. Leaders must be readers. Consuming great books helps leaders understand their times, anticipate trends, gain insight into human nature, stay inspired, [read more]

2016-06-02T11:00:32-04:00June 2nd, 2016|Leading Thoughts|

4/23/15

Next week we'll find ourselves stepping into the month of May. I mention this because it is just about this time each year when I start thinking about my summer reading. Now, I read fairly voraciously all year long but there is something about summer reading that stirs a kind of [read more]

2015-04-23T23:39:54-04:00April 23rd, 2015|Leading Thoughts|
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