Week of 01/04/2009 - 00:00 to 01/10/2009 - 23:59

Someone told me about Wordle the other day and I decided to check it out.  It's an online tool that allows you to view text from a blog (or just pasted text) in different fonts, formats, etc.  Here's what my blog looks like to Wordle:

In this Amazing Leadership podcast, Roy Gatling sits down with Brian Gladden, CFO at Dell, to learn how Brian approaches leadership development within his organization.  He is passionate about developing his team and that comes through in this podcast.

Here are a few things that Brian mentions during the interview:

How about a round of applause for our first Affiliate Coach, Keith Tully!

Keith is the New York representative for Amazing Leadrship. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, majoring in Spanish and Environmental Engineering. As a Cadet at West Point, he was responsible for developing ethics and integrity training classes for all Cadets as the Vice-President for Education while serving on the Honor Committee.

Have you heard of Johnny Bunko?  He's the creation of Dan Pink, author of "Free Agent Nation, A Whole New Mind and The Adventures of Johnny Bunko".  "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" is America's first business book done in Manga (Japanese comic book style) and 'the last career guide you'll ever need".  Watch the video trailer to get a flavor of the book.

Several people that have reported to me over the years have said that I take a "Socratic" approach in managing them.  For those of you that aren't familiar with Socrates, you could watch "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" OR continue reading...