RWL Newsletter #42
Greetings from the University of New Hampshire! We are closing in on the end of the semester, and it is always in these last couple of weeks that time seems to bifurcate into hyperspeed and molasses - it feels like things are flying by, but there is so much to accomplish that it feels like it will never end. But with all the spring flowers in bloom, I finally felt safe enough to put away my snow blower for the season. Till next year, my friend!
But don't fret - even though the semester is almost over, I'll still be sharing my leadership links with you. In fact, that was the genesis of this project - I wanted to keep in touch with my students over the summer last year, so I started sending them something to read, something to watch, and something to listen to, and then I figured I would just make it public using Tiny Letter, so we'll hit #52 some time this summer. That's kind of cool!
So here's this week's links...
Read
What: 7 Ways Leaders Maintain Their Composure in Difficult Times
https://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2014/01/20/7-ways-leaders-maintain-their-composure-in-difficult-times/#5045bb082157
Why: Colleen and David presented on leading through crisis situations last week in our organizational behavior class. This was one of the articles they drew on in their presentation. Growing up (professionally) in the Army, accepting responsibility was driven in to me as a cultural value - when in charge, be in charge. This quote from the article reminded me of that Army ethos: "When you are accountable, this means that you have made the decision to assume responsibility and take the required steps to problem solve before the situation gets out of hand." The rest of the article is worth reading.
Watch
What: TED Talk (3 minutes), 8 Secrets of Success, Richard St. John
https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success
Why: Jason shared this short TED Talk on his blog and I thought it was fun. My inner 12 year old especially enjoyed his CRAP acronym.
Listen
What: the Ezra Klein Show, What Tyler Cowen thinks of pretty much everything
http://www.vox.com/2017/3/30/15122162/tyler-cowen-ezra-klein-interview-podcast
Why: In the spirit of youth is wasted on the young, I was not that young when I had Tyler Cowen as my professor for Industrial Organization, but I had no idea what a unique opportunity it was. I remember the last class was an open session where he would try to answer any question we had. The guy knows something about just about everything and has really interesting perspectives. In addition to being one of the smartest people I know, he's quite humble and generous.
I read Cowen's blog, Marginal Revolution religiously and I have read almost all of his books at this point, including his most recent, The Complacent Class. I strongly recommend his blog, and pretty much anything else he has written. This interview isn't strictly on leadership, but Cowen is a strategic-level thinker. Using his understanding of economics, he sees beneath the surface of human behavior and sees patterns most people do not. This is a long podcast (about 90 minutes), but it's really worth listening to. Cowen, as usual, has an interesting perspective on what is going wrong in American culture.
That's it for this week!
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I'd love to hear what you think of these suggestions, and I'd love to get suggestions from you. Feel free to drop me a line by e-mail, or you can tweet to me at @bonicatalent .
Thanks for reading and see you next week!
Mark
Mark J. Bonica, Ph.D., MBA, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of New Hampshire
(603) 862-0598
mark.bonica@unh.edu
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Twitter: @bonicatalent
"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau