I came across this powerful quote from the New York Times in 1862 in my continued reading of Goodwin’s Team of Rivals. This was written during a very low season for the…
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Better Failure of Nerve Summary (Link)
I just saw that my friend, co-worker, electrician, and former college roommate Rocky Waters posted a summary on a Failure of Nerve that put my attempt to shame. I’m glad he did….
Thoughts on Failure of Nerve (Review)
I’ve been dropping quotes from this book over the past few weeks, but now that I’ve finished the book I can share some thoughts in summary. It’s one of the best books…
Past and the Present
“Just because a page is torn off the calendar does not mean that unit of time has ceased to exist.” -Edwin Friedman, A Failure of Nerve:Leadership in the Age of the Quick…
Professionals vs. Hacks
I’m enjoying this book so much I don’t have words. Another excerpt from Edwin Friedman’s A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix: “The effect on leaders of…
Failing Leaders
I was going through an old magazine I got at some conference I went to and I came across this top 10 list – the top 10 ways to fail as a…
Friedman on”Peace-Mongers”
I’ve long admired Edwin Friedman’s coined phrase “peace-monger.” It refers to the war-like destruction that spineless and people pleasing leaders create in their communities through their “failure of nerve.” Here’s one of…
Getting Started on”A Failure of Nerve”
I just started (again) Edwin Friedman’s A FAILURE OF NERVE: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix. I tried once and my class load overwhelmed me. This time I going through…
Family Systems, Leadership, and Horton
This may be my final Horton Hears a Who Post. Then I’ll have to wait ’til it comes out on DVD because I am so buying it as soon as the price…