The First-Time Author Experience, Part One
I haven’t posted for a few weeks, so I would like to add to my blog at least once or twice before I leave later this week for an authors’
The Imaginations of Keith Tyson and Jorge Luis Borges
Seemingly random discoveries are part of the pleasure of reading the work of Jorge Luis Borges, and of reading about him. The latest is my discovery of a feature in
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Rock and Read
I recently wrote a post about the intersection of two of my favorite subjects, music and literature. Now I have discovered a series of posts on the Los Angeles Times’
Online Aftermath of the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Although it’s been over for nearly a week, you can still find lots of material online to vicariously experience the Edinburgh International Book Festival, which is billed as the largest
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Acting and Leadership: Compare and Contrast
I was a bit surprised to see Glenn Close’s byline on BusinessWeek.com. But I found her essay, Glenn Close on Warren Bennis, to be a fascinating read. It’s an excerpt
How Would You Start Again?
Managementtoday.com’s If I had to start again… feature on September 1 spotlights Sir Alan Jones, Chairman Emeritus of Toyota UK. He says if he were starting out in business today,
CIOs, IT and Kindle
A very short post today, as I get ready to take a few days off. I’ll resume blogging on September 1. In the meantime, whether or not you are a
Paste Special: Music and Literature
Justin Jacobs, in Paste magazine, combines two of my favorite topics in the August 24th article Ten Fantastic Songs Brought To You by Books. Numbers one (“Song for Myla Goldberg”,
Visit a Hidden-Gem Museum
Economist.com has been running a web-only series of columns this summer spotlighting “hidden-gem museums” around the world. The pieces are beautifully written, and do an excellent job of placing the
Peter Drucker on Leadership and Self-Management
Rich Karlgaard, Forbes publisher and columnist, points out in his August 17 commentary Drucker’s Final Words On Leadership: Manage yourself before you take on responsibility for others, that people who