Posted by Leslie Pratch A friend, Janet Grillo, is producing a low budget indie film reflecting her experiences as the mother of a child diagnosed at a young age with autism. Below is her entry, reprinted with her permission, from the Huffington Post. I encourage you to read it to learn more about being a [...]
By Leslie Pratch To illustrate the power of presence or absence that instrumental coping has on a leader’s functioning and achievement, let us revisit the contrast introduced in Chapter 1 between General Grant and General McClellan as a commanders-in-chief of the Union forces. Grant and McClellan are famous generals. They are merely one of many [...]
By Leslie Pratch The selection of an executive for a difficult task is extremely difficult and has been so for many leaders throughout history. Consider Abraham Lincoln’s frustrating search for a capable army commander during the Civil War. He had the pick of generals with illustrious West Point backgrounds, and even generals who had shown [...]