Archive for the Harnessing Ambition Category

09
Feb '10

Taming the Abrasive Manager

Have you ever worked for a tyrannical boss? Have you ever worked with someone brilliant in their field but also gifted at demoralizing employees and pissing off peers?
Help is here!
Taming the Abrasive Manager is a quick read and a should be a mandatory read for anyone who works for (or even near) one of those [...]

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Book Reviews, Harnessing Ambition by Michael Schutzler
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25
Sep '09

The root of courage is embracing doubt

When confronted with great uncertainty, our sensory cortex fires into high gear and produces a feeling of fear in our bodies. Chimpanzees have a similar biological mechanism, but at least their fight-or-flight response only activates when confronted by real danger. We humans on the other hand react to our imagined fears with the same [...]

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Harnessing Ambition, Making Tough Choices by Michael Schutzler
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26
Jun '09

Leadership is not about you – Ahmadinejad as an object lesson

Most successful leaders begin their careers yearning for success, fame, power, or wealth. There is nothing unusual about this motivation as a starting point, but our decisions and actions as leaders are intertwined with the lives of those we lead. Leadership is an intricate web of relationships. Build them and you succeed. Break them and [...]

Harnessing Ambition, Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler
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07
Mar '09

Let’s get back on our horse and ride! NO MORE WHINING!

I am getting pretty tired of all the panicy talking heads and all the whining about how bad it is. Yes, we are in a deep recession. But let’s put this recession into perspective:
Great Depression v. Today:
1929 to 1933 our GDP declined 45%.  2007 to 2008 our GDP grew 4% and worst case it will [...]

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21
Nov '08

Lotus In The Fire

It’s an ancient metaphor at least 2500 years old. Yet it is so apt today. The DOW has careened around 7500 all day, jumping in the last half hour to 8000 on the news of Obama’s pick for Treasury Secretary. If it weren’t for that bit of news, it would have been a terrible day [...]

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10
Feb '08

Courage in the face of fear

I went to the Washington State Presidential primary caucuses yesterday, which put my brain into history mode. It struck me again that great leaders stand their ground under fire, at times even under persecution. It’s not what they promise; it’s what they do when their mettle is tested. Great leaders face daunting challenges with [...]

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