Effective leadership is often in short supply even in the best of times. But, when complicated and contradictory situations arise that are rife with conflict of organizational cultures, then leadership authority becomes fractured, and accountability shunned.
The McCrystal muddle is a classic living, real-time example of this type of leadership challenge.
In the McCrystal brouhaha all that [...]
Entries from June 28th, 2010
On Being “McCrystalized” – Living Lessons in Leadership
June 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog, Business Ethics, Business Management
Tags: Bob MacDonald·business leadership·Business Management·Gen. David Petraeus·Gen. Stanley McCrystal
BP – Cheap Shots and Lessons in Leadership
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Business Ethics, Business Management
It’s One Thing to Criticize Business Leaders But it’s Quite Another to Offer Actionable Programs that Solve Problems
The horrendous economic and environmental damage caused by the failure of a British Petroleum oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has created a gusher of “cheap shots” A cheat shot, of course, is an unfair verbal or [...]
Tags: Bob MacDonald·BP·British Petroleum·Business Management·Tony Hayward
Needed: New and Improved Leadership
June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog, Business Ethics, Business Management
Read My New Book – Old MacDonald’s Ethical Leadership Farm – to Discover How You Can Help Fill the Need
So far, the 21st century has not been kind to business leaders. The list of failed companies and disgraced business leaders far outweighs those who have been successful. I am not referencing those companies and leaders [...]
Tags: Bob MacDonald·business leadership·Business Management·Old MacDonald's Ethical Leadership Farm: Growing New Leaders for New Times
