Sooo this is a bit of fun in high places. Apparently one does not have to be a "fly on the wall" to see those little grey men, one just has to be a powerful buddy of a powerful president!

I found this to be interesting and feel conflicted as I read it. I once did a final paper on research I gathered on leaders of the 60's and 70's in the communal movement in this country. I traveled to many and interviewed people and the issue of innappropriate sexual activity did not escape them either.

Take a look at the last questions we need to ask ourselves about the concept of "just war". I think whenever a person sticks his neck out...especially these days and questions even the actions of a "liberal" president...they are leaders of thought. Galen

This article and video made me cry when she said, "Why can't we just open our doors and go outside and see what's going on" Grassroots leaders are what is going to save this planet. Galen

This article demonstrates the power of one's life in creating motivation to change the status quo. The tradgedy of loss for this women made her determined to educate other women and to become a midwife herself. Very inspiring. There are so many midwives who fight against the establishment to preserve a women's right to birth at home or in a more natural way.

I love this one....because it's simple. "Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow" {Kouzes & Posner 2002}

"Our Iceberg is Melting" by John Kotter, St. Martins Press 2005, uses the age old tool of a parable/story to demonstrate how a crisis becomes an opportunity for a group of penguins that are facing change. Both of my book choices forcus on animal behavior as a powerful expample of human behavior and how this directly connects to organizational issues.

"The wisdom of the Bees" by Michael O'Malley, Penguin Group 2010 "What the hive can teach buisness about leadership effeciency and growth" is where the author takes the reader through a 25 step process utilizing the skills of bees and bee colonies to inform and guide organizations in identifying their strengths and weaknesses to create purposeful, effective and successful group norms and outcomes. It's fascinating and my choice for a review along with my second one

Hi folks....somehow this did not make it into the group blog on books to read but instead sat in my own Diigo library. It is worth taking a gander at and I am loving reading it. Galen