by Jonathan Gifford | Jan 4, 2011 | Leaders from History
Taking the Offensive is one of the leadership and business skills that draws most heavily on comparison with military strategy. One of the greatest proponents of offensive strategy in recent military history, for example, was the American General, George S....
by Jonathan Gifford | Dec 14, 2010 | Leadership Ideas
Everyone wants to please the boss. Few of us are immune to the joys of hearing what we want to hear. Bad news, on the other hand, is never welcome. Leaders need to separate the message from the messenger: not knowing about bad news is the most dangerous thing...
by Jonathan Gifford | Dec 8, 2010 | Leaders from History
Hannibal Barca was one of the great leaders of all time. Borrowing, to some extent, from the example of Alexander the Great—who had conquered most of the known world a century earlier—Hannibal used bold strategy and clever tactics to defeat the much larger...
by Jonathan Gifford | Nov 26, 2010 | Leadership Ideas
Jack Welch, ex-CEO of America’s giant General Electric Company, is famous for his insistence on ‘candor’ in business: the burning need to get to the heart of the problem without social niceties. But this approach has its potential downside. Avoiding...
by Jonathan Gifford | Nov 24, 2010 | Leadership Ideas
Leaders need to tread the fine line between having the necessary confidence in their own abilities, and the lack of sensitivity and humility that will prevent them from successfully leading a team of other very able people. Confidence in your own convictions...
