Dr. Z will be catching some Zzzzzzzz’s

Dr. Z will be taking a break and the institute will be closed for the next 3 weeks.

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The Shortest and Most Powerful White Paper on Leadership Ever Written

Dr Z.’s Leadership Institute staff have been doing extensive and exhaustive research in July and have now developed the quintessential leadership whitepaper.
Okay, we admit it wasn’t the whole month we worked. Would you believe that we put in a full week? If not, would you believe that we spent a full day on it? Okay we [...]

Canadian Political Leaders as Cowboys

The Globe and Mail has pictures of Canadian leaders dressed in cowboy hats and cowboy gear.
If you ever thought about throwing your hat into the political arena you better check out these pictures first:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070706.wstampedegallery0607/PhotoGallery01?slot=1
I think one quick glance at these pictures and you will realize why Canada is not a world super power.

Leadership is like a volleyball

 
Leadership is like a volleyball.

You spend most of your time up in the air.
You can be served, blocked, or spiked.
To work well you need to be inflated.

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Leadership is like a knife

Dr. Z presents another in his series of leadership metaphors.

Leadership is like a knife:

You need to stay sharp.
You have to make cuts in budgets, people, or roast beef.
You spend a good part of the day just hanging around.

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