On April 15, 2008, I had the opportunity to see Michael Conroy the author of “Branded! How the Certification Revolution is Transforming Global Corporations” speak at Colorado State University.  Although I was vaguely aware of the various boycotts and bad press happening to various corporations I had no idea how effective the technique of attacking ones brand was in the market place.

The need for health coaches is growing every day, which is why Duke Integrative Medicine has become the nation's first academic medical center to develop a health coaching training program based on clinical experience and research.

As we move forward as leaders in the world it is important to understand the human condition. This is a powerful presentation by Jill Bote Taylor that speaks to the human condition.

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.

Steve Farber speaks and illustrates his extreme leadership model.  Enjoy this short video presentation.

My hypothesis is neither complex nor is it particularly original. It draws from a number of conversations that I have had with many people over the past few months and from a small percentage of the work that has been written on leadership over the past thirty years. What I find remarkable is how much of this work and how many of the people that I have spoken to have come to a similar conclusion.