For Doug Conant and Mette Norgaard, co-authors of New York Times bestseller TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments, the action is in the interaction. It is less about the big issues and more about the hundreds, even thousands, of interactive moments in time that offer you a chance to make a…
Topic: Teams
8 Leadership Lessons from Tom Brady
Why Tom Brady? Let us explain, Linkage is a global company, with offices in over 17 different countries, but our headquarters is in Burlington, Massachusetts, just 32 miles from Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. We will admit it—that makes some of us a bit biased when it comes to football. …
Are you a SuperLeader?
Just as Superman has Kryptonite, so do SuperLeaders. Sometimes SuperLeaders can fall pray towards “the superhero complex.”
Goose Bumps by Abri Brickner
As one of the co-Program Managers of the Institute, when I looked out into the sea of participants during our opening remarks I got my first dose of goose bumps.
The end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
So after 18 years of forced secrets and lying, military personnel are now allowed to be open about their sexuality without fear of termination or discrimination.
From Silicon Valley to Wall Street – the “Girls Club” is getting smaller
After two years leading the wealth-management division at the nation’s largest bank, Bank of America Corporation, Sallie Krawcheck was let go this week. Krawcheck’s removal was due to “reshuffling of the top ranks” by the company’s CEO Brian Moynihan. The Los Angeles Times reports “Sallie Krawcheck’s departure from a high-ranking job at Bank of America spotlights a trend on Wall Street: Women, in recent years, have lost their jobs more often than men.” According to Economic Policy Institute, between 2007 and 2010, 12.5% of women in the financial industry lost their jobs, compared to only 8.8% of men.
Atul Gawande on The Power of Negative Thinking
On May 25, 2011, practicing surgeon and accomplished writer, Dr. Atul Gawande will be presenting on How to Get Things Right in a Complex World as a part of Linkage’s Thought Leader Series. On May 1, 2007, his article on “The Power of Negative Thinking” was posted on NYT.com. Here is an excerpt: “We Americans believe instinctively in the power of…
A conversation with Adrian Gostick, author of the Orange Revolution
On March 23, 2011 Adrian Gostick, author of The Orange Revolution presented as a part of Linkage’s Thought Leader Series, on How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization. His research has been called a “must read for modern-day managers” by Larry King of CNN, “fascinating,” by Fortune magazine and “admirable and startling” by the Wall…
Last day to request your FREE copy of Marshall Goldsmith presenting on The Positive Actions Leaders Must Take to Start Winning Again
In this presentation, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith speaks about building employee engagement and happiness. This program was filmed in 2010 and broadcast to leaders worlwide as part of The Thought Leader Series. Following the program, Roger Young from Linkage sat down for a short Q&A session with Dr. Goldsmith. Click here to receive your FREE copy of…
Reflections from this year's Leading Diversity Summit
Robin Pedrelli, Program Director for Leading Diversity Summit reflects on this year’s Summit and shares her experience and insight.
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