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Christmas Book Recommendation: From the Holy Mountain

Asked for a recommendation for bizjournals.com holiday book guide I sent in: "From the Holy Mountain: A Journey Among the Christians of the Middle East" by William Dalrymple Recommended by: Penny Herscher, president and chief executive of FirstRain. Why it's a must-read:"William Dalrymple's evocative descriptions of his journey give a profound context for the rapid changes happening in the Middle East today. This area was the cradle and center of Orthodox Christianity for the last 1,700 years, and it changed little for most of that time until the dramatic political [...]

By |2017-12-06T09:47:36-08:00December 9, 2014|My Personal Journey|0 Comments
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Why being “too aggressive” is a compliment for a leader

Much is being written right now about high performing men and women are described differently in reviews. Kimberly Weisul in Inc calls it an "insane double standard", and Kieran Snyder who wrote up the original survey in Fortune points out the old truth professional women know: Jane - who is a strong female - gets the feedback to be less aggressive whereas Joe - who is a strong male - gets the feedback to be more patient. In Kieran's survey a full 71% of women had negative feedback in their [...]

By |2017-12-03T02:44:25-08:00September 2, 2014|Leadership|0 Comments
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The dark side of Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is on a roll right now. The relatively low levels of capital needed to start a software company has meant that start up incubators and small software companies wanting to be the "next big thing" are popping up all over. Bars are crowded, San Francisco is hip and traffic is worse than L.A. All signs of a booming economy and tech infrastructure that has spawned new wealth-generators like Facebook, Zynga, Instagram and now Yammer. And yet, this is just the face we like to present to the world. [...]

By |2017-12-06T16:57:05-08:00June 18, 2012|Equality|0 Comments
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Ben Horowitz: CEO psychology – or Don’t Quit!

Terrific article in TechCrunch this week by Ben Horowitz - What's the Most Difficult CEO Skill? Managing your own psychology.Managing inside my own head is by far the most difficult thing I do as a CEO and I appreciate Ben being so out and candid about what's going on inside. As he says "Over the years, I’ve spoken to hundreds of CEOs all with the same experience. Nonetheless, very few people talk about it, and I have never read anything on the topic. It’s like the fight club of management: [...]

By |2017-12-06T17:07:54-08:00April 2, 2011|Leadership|0 Comments
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