Doris Kearns Goodwin on Leadership

With stories and insights from the successes and failures of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson, Goodwin offers timeless lessons that apply to the worlds of business, politics, and higher education. Her talk focused on the individual qualities that make a leader great. Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, 2007. Full Podcast

Resonant Leaders

Thanks to Maureen and Jack I was re-introduced to Daniel Goleman and his research. As it turns out, Goleman has his own blog. A recent post entitled Resonant Leaders highlights some of what we heard at LLMA '07. In the post, Goleman says: "Resonant leaders can, for example, listen to workers’ negative feelings, and respond empathically and supportively, a crucial skill during chaotic times. In general, resonant leaders build positive work climates, while dissonant leaders are out of synch and out of touch, creating disharmony." I like that.