We are back from vacation. Hope you are taking some time to relax this summer, too!
We also wanted to let you know we are moving. More to come later about our new location.
Since so many people asked for and received copies of “Sixteen Steps for Organizational Greatness,” we are discontinuing sending out the individual steps. Let us know if you want a copy of the Sixteen Steps.
For this week’s focus point, we are sending out the following note about “The State of The Nation” which is from our mentor and friend Alan Weiss. We think it is so important.
As this appears, the U.S. just missed defaulting on its debts and a downgrading of its credit. How do affairs arrive at such dire junctures? It may just be because we have politicians, but not statesmen; celebrities, but not exemplars; athletes, but not sportsmen and women; lawyers, but not jurists; pop idols, but not talent; executives, but not leaders. Compromise, collaboration, and consensus require (ironically) strength and empathy, not weakness and antipathy; the selfless, not the selfish. We need to be willing and able to stand out in a crowd and say, This way!’ without demanding it be only our way.
– Alan Weiss
