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Nominee: Gates, Kopp and Mayor Greg Nickels
If there were a Nobel Prize for Leadership, it should go to individuals and teams whose ideas, communications and actions actually improve lives or propel others to release their talent to improve the world.
By Patricia McGinnis | October 16, 2009; 10:02 AM ET | Comments (0)
Made Real by Contradictions
Ted Kennedy's contradictions made him seem real, and his consistencies made lasting change.
By Patricia McGinnis | August 30, 2009; 11:50 PM ET | Comments (0)
Counter Crass Partisans
The president needs to aggressively counter the self-serving arguments of crass partisans and special interests, working actively with those in Congress, including fiscal conservatives, who are willing to roll up their sleeves to produce a meaningful plan.
By Patricia McGinnis | July 28, 2009; 12:27 PM ET | Comments (0)
Forgetting Your Followers
It's so simple and yet so many leaders forget -- in the heat of passion, greed, or embarrassment -- to ask themselves what the people they serve would think?
By Patricia McGinnis | June 30, 2009; 03:14 PM ET | Comments (2)
Bonds of Trust
Sotomayor must build bonds of trust with her constituents, based on the expectation that she will follow the Constitution and bring to her deliberations a deep knowledge of the law and an understanding of people who face hardships and barriers as she has.
By Patricia McGinnis | June 11, 2009; 10:57 AM ET | Comments (0)
Divisive Issues
"Values" issues like torture are important, but they attract divisive grandstanding and receive an outsized portion of media attention, especially when compared to tough challenges like health care or the environment, where nuance and innovation are required.
By Patricia McGinnis | May 15, 2009; 10:44 AM ET | Comments (0)
360-Degree Communication
Every potential or real crisis has its own personality but the imperative to communicate, communicate, communicate up, down and across, through multiple modes and from trusted messengers never varies.
By Patricia McGinnis | April 29, 2009; 10:51 AM ET | Comments (0)
Global Town Hall
President Obama reached out beyond the official meetings with world leaders to build trust and good will among the people. This global engagement of the public will go a long way to building the reservoir of credibility and trust we will need.
By Patricia McGinnis | April 7, 2009; 02:01 PM ET | Comments (0)
Climb Out of Your Wall Street Box
The culture of AIG and much of Wall Street is so narrowly focused on winning, that, ironically, the very risk takers who bet on leverage now seem risk averse as they argue that bonuses are necessary to retain talent and avoid chaos.
By Patricia McGinnis | March 19, 2009; 09:40 AM ET | Comments (0)
Generation Not Gender
In a world of flattened communications, a more collaborative leadership style is more effective -- as evidenced in President Obama's style -- but this change has more to do with age differences than gender ones.
By Patricia McGinnis | March 10, 2009; 11:01 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Real Issue
A framework of broad principles, as President Obama has proposed, is good but the real issue is the willingness of stakeholders to address the toughest trade-off: containing costs versus expanding coverage.
By Patricia McGinnis | March 5, 2009; 09:47 AM ET | Comments (0)
Our Own Responsiblity
If the leadership qualities we saw in Obama's campaign can be systematically applied to governing, then we should not only cheer but pitch in and make some tough choices of our own.
By Patricia McGinnis | January 13, 2009; 12:09 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Mrs. Claus Factor
Santa reports to Mrs. Claus, a collaborative leader and abstract thinker who continues to teach him everything he knows about leading through networks, infectious laughter, generosity and the power of love.
By Patricia McGinnis | December 23, 2008; 11:37 AM ET | Comments (1)
