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Open Heart Surgery By Robert W. Gunn and Betsy Raskin Gullickson
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Even in business settings, human connectedness happens heart-to-
heart. Making transformational change almost like open heart
surgery.
"If you want to see how indispensable you are," goes an old saying, "put your hand in a bucket
of water, and then pull it out. See how big a hole you leave."
That sentiment may comfort all of us who have had to pore over staffing spreadsheets,
choosing who will stay and who will go in the rounds of layoffs, downsizing, right-sizing or
buzzword-du-jour that have cycled through the baby boomers' management careers. It could
have been voiced, too, by a Board who recently decided to bring in an outsider to replace its
departing CEO. The internal candidate considered by most to be a shoo-in for promotion to
the top spot was terminated.
The outsider looks the part of CEO, acts the part, is the part. To the external world he's a
great choice, who has exactly the capabilities that are needed to take the company to the
proverbial "next level."
How different it looks from the inside! Although the internal candidate had known for several
months that he would not be chosen, the announcement came as a shock to employees. Like
the day Kennedy was shot, "where were you when you heard about the new CEO?" is
something everyone shares. People's expectations and hopes for the future were in free fall,
like a car breaking through the guardrail. Nothing anyone could do but wait for the inevitable
crash as they hit bottom.
For a few weeks, there was a complete absence of power - as if the company were in a
blackout. Someone had shut off the switch. No lights, no energy, no forward movement.
Everything stopped.
Continued...
What’s Tom Reading? by Tom Peters Tom Who? Tom Peters. He suggests “Naked in the Boardroom” which he describes as “the best book on strategy and tactics for women aiming to make it big in business”
“Leadership Lessons for The Real World” Margaret J. Wheatley
People often comment that the new leadership I propose couldn't possibly work in "the real world." This "real world" demands efficiency and obedience and is managed by bureaucracy and governed by policies and laws…
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“How to build a bulletproof startup” by Michael V. Copeland from Business 2.0
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“100 Ways to Help You Succeed / Make Money, Part 1” By Tom Peters
Here are the headlines for the first 25 Ways in which the Uber-Guru, Tom Peters, believes can help you succeed. He lists 50 in this link and he promises he will get back and do the other 50 sometime soon.
#1: THE CLEAN & NEAT TEAM! (TEAM TIDY?)
#2: PRONOUN POWER
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