http://michaelewaddell.com Leadership Lessons from... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:43:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Jack Bauer Leadership Manual 24 Skills That Transform Ordinary People Into Extraordinary Leaders In May of 2007, United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia joined judges from North America and Europe in Ottawa for a panel discussion about terrorism and the legality of torture. In reference to a Canadian judge’s comment ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=59 Micromanage - "to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details" I sat on a board of directors with a guy whose favorite comment was “Let’s not micromanage the situation.” That was his favorite comment until we discussed an area he was really worried about, and then he conveniently forgot ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=58 Robert Morris is a business consultant and a brilliant book reviewer. I was very excited when he said he would review my book, Toy Box Leadership. Here is his review from www.examiner.com: Hunter and Waddell create a context for the creation and subsequent popularity of ten toys (i.e. LEGO® Bricks, Slinky® ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=57 Today is the birthday of LEGO inventor, Ole Kirk Kristiansen (1891-1958). In his memory, here is a excerpt from Chapter 1 of my book Toy Box Leadership entitled Legos: Relationships • Building begins with connecting. What would make a corporate lawyer give up his six-figure salary to make $13 an ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=55 Randy Mayeux and Karl Krayer lead the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas, Texas. Each month they provide fresh insight into the most current business books on the market. In December, they were kind enough to feature my book, Toy Box Leadership: Leadership Lessons From The Toys You Loved As ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=52 Associated Press staffer Mae Anderson wrote a very interesting article for TIME about the value of old-school toys in these tough economic days. In Hard Times, Nostalgic Toys Strike a Chord By AP / MAE ANDERSON (NEW YORK) — Counting dollars this holiday season, Tom De Santes wants to avoid buying high-priced techno ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=51 Harry K. Jones at AchieveMax® pick up my new book Toy Box Leadership and learned some lessons that he didn't count on. Here's his blog entry: Toys as Mentors This is not a book review. However, there will be a review of this particular book in the next set of ten reviews ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=50 If you had the ability to ask John McCain and Barack Obama just one question, what would it be? Would you query them about their economic policy? The War in Iraq? Education? Taxes? Even with all the accusations of media bias swirling around this election, I’m not afraid to ask the ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=47 Anna Farmery maintains a great blog entitled The Engaging Brand. The Engaging Brand supports companies and individuals who want to create engagement with their brand. Anna is popular speaker throughout England on areas such as social media, personal and employer branding, and leadership. She lives and breathes Web 2.0. Her blog ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=46 What would make a corporate lawyer give up his six-figure salary to make $13 an hour? One word: LEGO. It all started on Christmas 1978 in Colville, Washington, when five-year-old Nathan Sawaya unwrapped his first set of LEGO bricks. As an adult, Nathan’s LEGO interest was merely a hobby until ... http://michaelewaddell.com/?p=42