Fighting for what you believe in is part of leadership. Getting people’s attention is part of convincing the world that you should have the opportunity to lead. But is there a limit? Can you actually go too far in your attempts to become a leader? A relative unknown and a big-time underdog by the name of Dan Adler is running for Congress in California’s 36th District. Bold and sometimes odd campaign commercials are nothing new, but Mr. Adler’s latest …

Nothing will brighten up your Monday (or what ever day you are watching them) like some funny workplace videos. This week we will focus on that old stand-by, Dilbert. Sit back, enjoy and then get back to work!
 

photo and videos: Scott Adams

I’m happy to introduce our new and improved  Youtube channel. It’ll be dedicated to lessons, conversations, and interviews that focus on leadership skills.
If you couldn’t already guess the series will be called: The Skills of Leadership.
Our first video in the series is taken from a class I taught at Cornell University for the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM). This cross-cultural exchange opportunity for IIPM students and Cornell’s ILR School was made possible through …

1. Here’s some good advice: Be awesome at work everyday.
2. The most important leadership trait that you recognize, but often avoid.
3. Involved discussion on the future of publishing in the age of the iPad, the Kindle, and the Nook.
4. Leadership challenges and green hurdles in the hospitality business.
5. The business of fashion leadership. Uniqlo poised to take over the clothing retailer world.
6. How to conquer unproductivity and start getting things done.
7. Lifestyles of some of …

Twitter’s website doesn’t work in China. It’s been placed outside of China’s great fire wall along with Facebook, Youtube, numerous blogging platforms, and potentially Google.  But, Twitter’s founders, Jack Doresy and Evan Williams, are optimistic. They see a Twitter.cn in the near future. In fact, they promised one.
Doresy, in a recent ReadWriteWeb panel discussion in New York, stated that he hopes to start a Chinese Twitter once the company can iron out design and legal …

HarperCollins’ editorial board is letting you, me, and the internet community at large do their job. Authnomy.com, created by HarperCollins, allows amateur authors to display their writing to the world. Every month the top 5 most popular stories make their way to the editorial desk where they are given a chance to be published.
It’s a great example of a company using the internet and the popularity of social media to its advantage. HarperCollins not only …