Links for November 13 2011

• Leadership Is a Gift Given by Those Who Follow by Grant McCracken on Harvard Business Review

  Quote: Leadership as an act of service. As the General says, “Leadership is a gift. It’s given by those who follow. You have to be worthy of it.”

• Leadership Lessons from Veterans by Scott Eblin

  Quote: Take care of your team and they’ll take care of you. What difference would it make in the world if this leadership principle was consistently applied in domains beyond the battlefield?

• Moral Fog by Wally Bock on Three Star Leadership Blog

  Quote: You will be tested. You will wind up in the fog during your life. Cultivate your relationships with people who love you enough to tell you the truth. Then listen when they tell it.

• Peter Drucker And The Five Deadly Business Sins by Terry Starbucker on TerryStarbucker.com

  Quote: His [Peter Drucker’s] key point then: “Customers do not see it as their jobs to ensure {businesses) a profit. The only sound way to price is to start out with what the market is willing to pay”.

• Change is a Way of Life by Kneale Mann

  Quote: Knowing when change is necessary then actually taking the necessary steps to create it, is the challenge.

• Time is Running Out for CIOs to Lead on Social Media by Chris Curran on CIO Dashboard

  Quote: I believe that the clock is ticking and time is running out for CIOs to lead on social media. However, a new focus on corporate governance is providing CIOs an opportunity to catch up. Will they take it?