by Tony Zampella | Oct 2, 2018 | Learning/Coaching
“Why do we confront learning opportunities with fear rather than wonder?” “Why do we derive our self‐esteem from knowing as opposed to learning?” “Why do we criticize others before we even understand them?” It’s been 25 years since these questions opened the seminal...
by Tony Zampella | Jun 4, 2018 | Leadership
I am reposting a revised blog from February 2017, which seems even more relevant today. A brief examination of headlines in business, government, and education reveals a focus on leadership that seems to intensify with each passing year. Over the last two decades,...
by Tony Zampella | Sep 11, 2017 | Leadership
In 1990, John Kotter published his classic paper “What Leaders Really Do” in the Harvard Business Review. Central to the piece he distinguished between managers and leaders, somewhat controversial at the time. Such distinctions were met with skepticism; thought of as...
by Tony Zampella | May 8, 2017 | Leadership
A statement this week by Donald Trump received little attention yet offered a peek into his worldview. Government ‘involves heart,’ unlike business. During an interview with AP correspondent Julie Pace, Trump was asked whether there were business skills that did not...
by Tony Zampella | Feb 13, 2017 | Leadership
A brief examination of headlines in business, government, and education reveals a focus on leadership that seems to intensify with each passing year. Over the last two decades, I’ve reviewed leadership theories, models, and styles, such as situational, functional,...
