Four Leadership Lessons From The Emperor’s New Clothes

By Robert Tanner, MBA | May 17, 2011

Childhood is full of stories that are passed down from one generation to another. These stories often allow adults to both coax their high-energy kids to go to sleep while also teaching some life lesson. Like most children, I loved to hear these stories (even if I did not always get the life lesson). There was that…

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Bold Leadership: Vision Without Fear

By Robert Tanner, MBA | May 12, 2011

Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. Robert Jarvik What is Bold Leadership? This is a great quote from the designer of the artificial heart. It makes sense that a visionary leader does not live in fear.  Fear is paralyzing and a fearful individual…

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Must Read: Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment (Part 2)

By Robert Tanner, MBA | May 4, 2011

In my first post on Guy Kawasaki’s book, Enchantment, I gave an introduction on why his book is a “must read” for anyone wanting to be successful in this new millennium.  As I related, Guy’s unique journey at Apple at the time of their early innovative breakthroughs was the genesis for the idea of enchantment–the…

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Is 50 the New 30?

By Robert Tanner, MBA | May 2, 2011
Group of Baby Boomer Managers Walking and Talking

The Aging Workforce! The saying 50 is the new 30 may be nice to hear for individuals who are noticing the effects of age creeping up on them, but others in that demographic report that it is wishful thinking. (These doubtful individuals report that they do not feel the same at 50 as they did…

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