#80 – WHY LEADERS FAIL? – ELIZABETH LIONS

new oneNothing is more flattering than a promotion. The statement is that you know your job well and that the executives choose you as a leader. Leaders are chosen and appointed – regardless of the desires of the employee to become a leader.

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#79 – FLIGHT (THE MOVIE) AND RISK – UMBERTO TUNESI

Umberto TunesiFight is a very interesting if not a great film.  It has a first class director, lead actor and cast provide for its high quality.

There are however some points I feel the need to emphasize about the film.

First a little background from Wikipedia:

“The film stars Denzel Washington as Whip Whitaker, an airline pilot who miraculously crash lands his plane after it suffers an in-flight mechanical failure, saving nearly everyone on board. Immediately following the crash, he’s hailed a hero, but an investigation soon leads to questions that puts the captain in a different light.” Continue reading

#78 – CORPORATE TRASH IS THE TRUE MEASURE OF SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE – KELLY EISENHARDT

Kelly EisenhardtMeasuring your company’s sustainability performance by sifting through corporate trash is an honest approach to aligning corporate level goals with the implementation of day to day activities. Waste, recycling, and energy efficiency programs are the cornerstone of the best programs. Continue reading

#77 – RETAINING KNOWLEDGE TO REDUCE RISKS – UMBERTO TUNESI

Umberto TunesiMens Sana in Corpore Sano (A Sound Mind in a Sound Body).

It could also be translated that quality of life is more important than the span of life, the number of years you live.

Or that medicine’s task is not to add years to your life but the life to your years.

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