Another ROCC Star, Dr. Kevin Lobdell

Aneil and Kevin are in Toledo, Ohio today, giving a talk entitled “Quality Improvement and Transformational Change:  The Role of the Trusted Leader” to physicians, staff, and health care managers at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center.
Kevin Lobdell, M.D. is Director of the Adult and Pediatric CV Critical Care, and is Associate Director of the Cardiothoracic [...]

Trust is Relevant for all Presidential Candidates

In Oregon, Senator Obama was asked “How do I know I can trust you ?” That is a pretty blunt question, to the point, and one that we all want to ask our prospective leaders. We would ask our leaders and leaders-to-be the following:
Give me specific reasons why I should trust you.
In what [...]

Meet Bob: One of our ROCC Stars…

When you read our new book, Trust is Everything: How to become the leader others will follow, you will see why we respect and admire Bob Lintz. We have known Bob since the early ’90s when Aneil was working on his dissertation. He found out that Bob was an MSU alum and immediately [...]

Aneil is on his way to Indiana to talk about Trust

On Friday, May 9th (his birthday!), Aneil is one of the guest speakers at Indiana Univerisity’s
Multi-Sector Leadership Forum
Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Aneil is one of the panelists scheduled to speak from 3:30 to 4:15, in case you happen to be in Indianapolis area tomorrow afternoon.
-karen

Are Leaders Born or Can They be Made? The Answer is Both!

Update 5-19-08
We answer this question in the first chapter of our new book, Trust is Everything — Become the Leader Others Will Follow, just published on Lulu.
Aneil
Update 3-08-08:
The answer is both, because it takes courage, humility, and authenticity, which are influenced by nature and nurture. Our forthcoming book addresses this question directly as we [...]

Two Men and a Truck on Fox Business

Two Men and a Truck’s original Two Men, Jon and Brig Sorber were interviewed on Fox Business this week.  Their firm was recently ranked #1 in moving by Entrepreneur Magazine.  Here’s the video.
Great interview, guys, and congrats on the wonderful recognition!
Aneil

Wachovia Needs to Restore its Customers’ Trust Pronto

I’m sick with the flu, despite getting my annual flu shot, so perhaps I’m not being as understanding as I should be, but this latest tale of fraud has made me even sicker. According to the New York Times:
Internal Wachovia e-mail, for example, show that high-ranking employees at the nation’s fourth-largest bank frequently warned [...]

Is an MBA Worth it? Only if You Have a Great Coach

An interesting interview with Susan St. Ledger, Senior Vice President of Salesforce.com in today’s Wall Street Journal reminded me once again that even though I think an MBA degree will enhance your human capital (and earnings), its payoff will not be nearly so great unless you combine it with great experiences, which include working for [...]

George Washington: Truly the Father of our Country

A great essay by Thomas Fleming in the Wall Street Journal recently on George Washington reminded yet again of the genius and humility of our nation’s first President. He truly exemplified the courage and humility so essential to great leadership:

Washington then drew from his coat a parchment copy of his appointment as commander in [...]

Is “Sacred Trust” More Trustworthy? Here’s Barack Obama’s take:

Barack Obama made a speech to the VFW with the theme of “sacred trust.”
He defined “sacred trust” simply: “America will be there for you just as you have been there for America” — “from the moment you put on that uniform.” Obama recognized he is running to become commander-in-chief “to safeguard this nation’s security and [...]