Leading With A Whole New Mind

Liz Claiborne recently named a new CEO.  This was notable because the new head of a fashion company was picked from an entirely different industry—the pharmaceutical giant, Johnson and Johnson. William McComb is his name.  I scanned the article in the newspaper quickly, even took a look at the photo of Mr. McComb and thought,…

I’m seeing more examples of how the book, A WHOLE NEW MIND, applies to the business world.  Last week, the Wall Street Journal had an article with the title, “Wanted: Online-Media Expertise.”  Ad agencies have plenty of people with creative right brains. What they lack is people who have digital-media experience—creative techies who understand how…

Last month, I was on the campus of Northwestern University to interview fellow alum, Dan Pink, on applying his book, A WHOLE NEW MIND, to shape one’s career.  The interview itself was great fun–Pink’s brain is crammed with facts and figures and he’s a quick wit.  What I noticed in our conversation is how easily…

If the book, A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink, is on your list of books to get and you just haven’t gotten around to it, now’s your chance to pick it up for a song.  It’s on sale at Amazon for $7.99. That’s hardcover, brand new, shipped to your home address for about ten…

Next month, I’ll be flying to Chicago to interview Daniel Pink on the campus of Northwestern University.  I first blogged about Pink’s book, A WHOLE NEW MIND, last fall, so this is a bit of a dream come true. The topic of the interview will be "Shaping Your Career to Be in Demand" or in…