Category Archives: Leadership

Archive: “A Year of Leadership” with Douglas E. Welch, CareerCamp Online 2009

From the archives, here is a video of Douglas E. Welch presenting on “A Year of Leadership” for the very first CareerCamp, CareerCamp Online 2009. Can’t see the video above? Watch “A Year of Leadership” on YouTube   Subscribe to … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni Dysfunctions is structured more like a short story or novelette than a traditional business book. This allowed me to get very involved in the story. Indeed, I believe a … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work by John C. Maxwell

Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work by John C. Maxwell This is on the short list of books which I will buy for my firends and aquaintances whenever they come to me with … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Rules of Thumb by Alan M. Webber

Rules of Thumb by Alan M. Webber Yet another interesting find via my Amazon recommendations. This book is giving me a lot of food for thought. I have found myself makings lots of notes in my journal, not necessarily about … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace Not just an enlightening book, but also beautifully designed, too. I read this when I was immersed in the corporate world and it helped greatly in weathering my … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive While some might read a book like this for tips on manipulating others to do what they want, I found some great insight into what drives people to make the choices they … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: The Compassionate Instinct: The Science of Human Goodness

  Over the years I have often wondered if maybe nice guys really do finish last. I am not the most competitive person in the world and sometimes think it has held me back. That makes “The Compassionate Instinct: The … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: The Starfish and the Spider by Orj Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom

The Starfish and the Spider by Orj Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom This book was published back in 2006, but I only discovered it recently. The main topic is a discussion of decentralized (starfish) organizations versus centralized (spider) organizations. While … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield

This is the first in a series of “Gift Guide”posts for 2012. I have enjoyed all these books and products over the years and highly recommend them to you, your friends and family — Douglas Do the Work by Steven … Continue reading

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Free Kindle version – The On-Purpose Person by Kevin W. McCarthy

Mentioned on Seth Godin’s Domino Project blog today. Download your copy before offer expires. Kindle books are readable on nearly every computer platform using the free Kindle Reader software. You can also now read directly in your web browser. From Amazon.com… … Continue reading

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