Archive: Doug Guthrie
What Don Draper gets wrong
Don Draper has a few things right: it is actually a huge weakness when leaders focus, either consciously or unconsciously, on being liked. It is impossible to please everyone, and sometimes difficult decisions need to be made that will hurt individuals in service of the greater...
By Doug Guthrie | October 18, 2010; 09:55 AM ET | Comments (1)
Adopting principles for profit is weak leadership
In today's economy, we all too often see corporations and leaders using principled arguments when they are convenient and when they are profitable. The question of the essence of leadership, in this case, boils down to how transparent and consistent Craig Newmark has been about the issues of...
By Doug Guthrie | September 7, 2010; 11:52 AM ET | Comments (0)
Imam and Obama should defend the mosque
President Obama was right that, in America, Muslims have just as much right to a downtown place of worship as any religious group does. However, Imam Rauf's responsibility as leader requires that he be present and engaging with the same sort of calming assurance that he offered in the Fall of 2001. By remaining silent, Imam Rauf failed to take up that responsibility, and this...
By Doug Guthrie | August 24, 2010; 11:06 AM ET | Comments (11)
