The Winged Spur Weblog
Business
Profile on Leadership: Thomas Friedman
Area of Specialization: Author, Journalist, Investigative Reporter Published Works: Hot, Flat and Crowded, From Beirut to Jerusalem, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring The World After September 11, The World Is Flat Core Theme of Hot, Flat and Crowded: (excerpt from book) The core argument is very simple: America has a … Continue reading
Profile on Leadership: Gary Hamel
Area of Specialization: Business Strategy and Management Published Works: The Future of Management, Leading the Revolution, and Competing for the Future Articles in the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times Summary of philosophy: Gary Hamel in his own words Credentials: Since 1983, Professor Hamel has been on the faculty of … Continue reading
Profile on Leadership: Daniel Goleman
more about "Daniel Goleman on compassion | Video …", posted with vodpod Daniel Goleman Profile: Profession: Science Journalist, Author, co-founded the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning at Yale University Child Studies Center Books: Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence: The new science of human relationships, Working with Emotional Intelligence Philosophy: Life success is based upon … Continue reading
Leadership Bio: Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell has become well known primarily due to two books that have become hits in management and leadership circles. His initial book The Tipping Point discusses the idea that there is a certain mysterious point where in the midst of working towards a goal the floodgates break open and an idea takes hold, Gladwell … Continue reading
WSJ’s Top 21 Most Influential Business Thinkers/Gurus
In keeping with the dual themes of leadership and mental focus I decided to include a list of the top 20 business thinkers (why 21 in my article?…because the Journal miscounted and had two listed as number 11) according to a Wall Street Journal Article published May 5, 2008. In the upcoming weeks and months I … Continue reading
Let’s start off with a “gift”…Leadership Wallpaper
In searching for relavent content for the site I came across several fantastic leadership blogs, if you have the time I’d highly recommend checking them out: http://www.slackermanager.com http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog In checking out these sites I came across some inspiring historical leadership wallpapers (on leadershipnow) and figured I would share them with you. Hope you enjoy!
The Winged Spur Legend
According to Scottish Lore the Johnstone Clan (of which I am a proud member) adopted the Winged Spur as its family crest. According to Russell C. Honey’s book, The Gentle Johnston/es, The Story of the Johnston/e Family…in the year 1307 King Edward of England sent an ultimatum to King John Baliol of the Scottish … Continue reading
The Winged Spur Weblog 