Tag: Benjamin Franklin
Sex and Leadership
"...and you shall see in him
The triple pillar of the world transformed
Into a strumpet's fool." –Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1 Scene 1
Mark Antony was...
Where Does Leadership Begin?
"Do not bid me
Dismiss my soldiers, or capitulate
Again with Rome's mechanics: tell me not
Wherein I seem unnatural: desire not
To ally my rages and revenges...
Are You Rewarding A While Requiring B?
I decided on my doctoral thesis topic after reading Steven Kerr’s 1975 article, The Folly of Rewarding A When Hoping for B, in the...
When Change Goes Wrong
In 1987, I was selected to head up a project to implement the real time software system upgrade at the Marine Aviation Supply Department...
The Five Thieves of Happiness
The Five Thieves of Happiness. Doesn’t that title just jump out at you? Maybe I’m unique, but I instantly wondered, “Who are those thieves?”...
You’ve Got Mail
Is The United States Postal Service Still Needed?
When I get an e-mail on my phone, I get an audio verbal alert that states “you’ve...
The Man Who Could Have Been Our Founding Physician
H W Brands, University of Texas at Austin
When Benjamin Franklin deferred to Thomas Jefferson in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, he did...
By The Dawn’s Early Light
In 1776, after the Second Continental Congress adopted the Lee Resolution that “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and...
You Are What You Tweet: Harness the Power of Twitter to...
by Jane Anderson, Featured Contributor
I’VE READ COUNTLESS ARTICLES and several books discussing the merits and strategies of Twitter use, but this one stands out...
Singletasking: Get More Done One Thing At A Time
by Jane Anderson, Featured Contributor
I OPENED THE first page of this book, Singletasking: Get More Done One Thing At A Time and that was...
