FC Expert Blog There Is No I in Oscar--What the Academy Awards Tell Us About Teamwork BY FC EXPERT BLOGGER PETER BREGMANToday This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views … [Read more...]
The Real Point of Gift-Giving
December 15, 2010 By
A few weeks ago was my birthday. I turned 43. 43 doesn't mark a new decade. It's not one of those birthdays people usually celebrate in a grand way, and mine was no exception. No one threw me a lavish surprise party. I had a few small dinners with … [Read more...]
The Best Way to Handle a Power Struggle
August 9, 2010 By
My flight from New York to Paris was delayed — maybe it would be canceled — and the passengers at the gate were frustrated. Most were sitting quietly in their frustration, periodically looking up at the screen and mumbling the things that … [Read more...]
An interview with Bulgarian magazine “Manager”
August 1, 2010 By
Mr. Bregman, can the change in a company begin from the bottom? And how would that not lead to anarchy? Some of the most effective change starts at the bottom. In fact, the best leaders know how … [Read more...]
Friends at Work Could be Good for the Bottomline (Charlie Herman Interview on WNYC, NPR)
July 28, 2010 By
The Farm-to-Table Secret to Motivating People
July 15, 2010 By
The kitchen was a complete mess. I tried to clean the utensils and machines right after I used them but I couldn't keep up with my own cooking frenzy. I baked one loaf of carrot nut bread and two loaves of zucchini spice bread. I made a carrot-dill … [Read more...]
The No-Drama Rule of Management
June 10, 2010 By
I lay back in the chair, closed my eyes, and almost immediately felt my body relax. An instant later a stream of warm water rinsed through my hair while strong, competent hands massaged my scalp. For that moment my stress disappeared, washed away … [Read more...]
Why Not Having a Plan Can Be the Best Plan of All
April 28, 2010 By
This weekend I went back to Princeton University, where I was a student over twenty years ago, to give a speech. As I traveled to the campus I remembered a single question that haunted my last few months of schooling: now what? I had no good … [Read more...]
Don’t Get Distracted by Your Plan
April 21, 2010 By
Wait a minute, I thought, as I looked up from the trail we had been hiking for several hours. Where are we? I knew I was lost. Unfortunately, I wasn't alone. I was leading a thirty-day wilderness expedition for the National Outdoor Leadership … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Your Expectations Fool You
April 14, 2010 By
Two weeks ago, with the sun shining and little buds emerging from tree branches, I got frostbite while skiing. Not just a little frostbite; several of my toes were snow white. Thankfully I didn't lose the toes but it took ten minutes in a hot shower … [Read more...]
