Category Archives: Leadership

Who Cheesed My Penguin?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by stevek

Some years back, I was seated at a departmental all hands meeting.  My colleagues and I were viewing a series of fairly mundane presentation slides, when up came something new and surprising.  Without additional context, the slide read something like … Continue reading →

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What I Found in Panama

Posted on October 26, 2011 by stevek

I feel a guilty need to read my share of books which are outside my area of expertise (I have friends who are substantially more prolific readers than I – they make me feel guilty). Once in a while, I … Continue reading →

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Klink’s Hierarchy of Train Wrecks

Posted on August 17, 2011 by stevek

You’ve heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?  I’ve got Klink’s hierarchy of train wrecks. I was talking to a colleague recently about basic expectations for staff responses in adverse situations, based on their level of experience.  The further up the … Continue reading →

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Dusty Leaders

Posted on November 8, 2010 by stevek

After a number of years, I recently re-watched Ken Burns’ iconic documentary The Civil War (the video streamed from Netflix splendidly). It’s a great series full of wonderful moments – Shelby Foote stealing the show, the pan-and-scan effect, and many … Continue reading →

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