Issue 5.7 | March 2017 In this Article: progress, collapse, recovery and the making of healthy leaders. by Jonathan Wilson Here’s the kind of story we like in business. Ten years ago this month, with barely a penny to [ … ]
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You are Not Perfect: How Failure Brings Freedom to Leaders
Issue 5.6 | February 2016 In this Article: unless we work within the proper limitations of our leadership, we distort ourselves and damage progress and people. by Jonathan Wilson Nine years ago, on a dull January day, I was [ … ]
Read MoreBecoming a Better Business Leader: Unlearning Capitalism
Issue 5.3 | July 2015 In this Article: we build on last month’s article (how to unlearn flawed assumptions that hinder transformation) by showing how we can unlearn the flaws of Capitalism, and do business better. Next month we will focus [ … ]
Read MoreInnocent but Influential: Becoming a Politically Savvy Leader
Issue 4.9 | March-April 2014 In this Article: how to manage politics with your idealism and integrity intact. by Jonathan Wilson The hot South African summer sun beat down on the green hill where one of the most significant [ … ]
Read MoreRight Vision, Wrong Roadmap: Learning to Rethink Your Leadership
Issue 4.8 | February 2014 In this Article: you may have the right vision for your future, but you may have the wrong assumptions about what it will take to get there. by Jonathan Wilson Few speakers who take [ … ]
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The Unhappy Visionary: How to Develop Organizational Vision
Issue 3.11 | October 2012 In this Article: three acts of reflection carry us from dissatisfaction to vision. by Jonathan Wilson Jason Kilar didn’t begin the revolutionary online video service, Hulu, because he had a vision, but because he [ … ]
Read MoreThe Measure of a Leader
Issue 3.8 | June 2012 In this Article: how you use power will determine your leadership legacy. by Jonathan Wilson It is one of the great mistakes of a leader to believe that he will be measured by what [ … ]
Read MoreTrust: Restoring the Declining Currency of the Marketplace
Issue 3.2 | October 2011 In this Article: restoring confidence in the marketplace by building business that is trustworthy. by Jonathan Wilson The alarming possibility of a decade or two of economic stagnancy across the globe is driving many [ … ]
Read MoreProfit Fixation is Bad (for Business)
Issue 3.1 | September 2011 In this Article: why an exclusive focus on profit creates a dangerous distraction from value creation. by Jonathan Wilson Apple does not exist to make a profit. If it did, it would never have [ … ]
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