DCO Weekend Reader - 7/25/08
July 25, 2008 · Filed Under DCO Weekend Reader
The web is a vast repository of opinions, commentary and occasionally, wisdom. Here’s a selection of the best articles I read over the past week.
If you would like to recommend an article, blog or book, please leave a comment with your suggestion. We’ll see how this goes, but Weekend Reader is intended to be a regular feature here at DCO. Depending on the quantity/quality of articles I find (and your suggestions), I’m guessing it will be either weekly or every other week.
Leadership
- The Enrepreneurial Mind talked about the two V’s of the good entrepreneur: Vocation and Virtue.
- Time magazine publishes Nelson Mandela’s 8 Leadership lessons, written from the point of view of the person that worked with Nelson on his autobiography. I hate sites that break up articles across multiple pages, but this is a good read. The last lesson is particularly interesting and one we don’t often consider when thinking about Leadership.
- Kevin Eikenberry writes on the hidden enemy to continuous improvement. I’ll spoil the surprise and tell you it’s Complacency, but do click through and read his thoughts.
- The Leading Blog with 5 quick lessons on Leadership in this age of transparency.
- Tom Peters re-affirms that he’s a “two percenter“. This is the first time I heard this term, but I like it.
- Tom Peters also recommends a new book. Full disclosure: I haven’t read this, but if Tom Peters gives it two thumbs up, I’m guessing it’s good.
Thought-Provokers
- Seth Godin with some good advice to consider before communicating an important message.
For Fun
- Businesspundit lists 10 essential items to bring life to your cube. Was it full of death before?
- The Introvert’s guide to networking over at The Startup Blog.
Books
- I just finished John Maxwell’s The 21 Indedpensible Qualities of Leadership (hey, Google has book reviews! When did that start?). Short, to the point and well written. I particularly like the style in which each quality was presented, along with actionable next steps to put it into practice. I’ll write a review on this one soon.
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