Philip J. Palin
I am now mostly a writer. Over the years I have been the CEO of a consulting firm, a not-for-profit, and a college. I have served on the governing boards of several not-for-profits and start-up corporations. As a Board member I have usually been assigned to serve on the CEO personnel committee.
My work has given sustained attention to how organizations make and implement strategic choices. This is closely related to how individuals and organizations learn. Over the last five years my consulting practice has focused on strategic issues in Homeland Security, especially related to prevention of catastrophe.
I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with my wife of twenty-seven years, the dog we inherited from our twenty-something children, two cats, several deer, even more turkeys, and the occasional black bear.
I am especially interested in the role and influence of purpose. It seems to me that authentic purposefulness can either complement or compete with "success." The relationship depends a great deal on how both purpose and success are defined.
Recommended Readings
Book of Exodus by Moses - Early experiment in change management.
The Republic by Plato - Proposed structural theory for leading larger groups.
Parallel Lives by Plutarch - Classic case-studies of individual leaders.
The Prince by Machiavelli - The original management consultant makes his case.
Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown, wonderful translation by Simon Armitage - Leadership development for a more magical and mystical time, but plenty of practical lessons for our times.
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices by Peter F. Drucker - Modern Moses writes management scripture for our long trek.
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl - Self-management in extremis.
On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis - No one will think you're serious about leadership unless you say you have read this book.
Servant Leadership by Robert K. Greenleaf - Motivation and purpose are key. Combine with Drucker, Frankl, and Bennis and you have pretty much captured the conceptual range of modern thinking on leadership.
Leading Change by John P. Kotter - Updates Machiavelli.
Good to Great by Jim Collins - Compelling leadership vignettes, a Plutarch for those with modest attention spans.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell - The best leadership development course currently available.
One Thing You Need to Know by Marcus Buckingham - Self-awareness, other-awareness, and applying Frankl to organizational settings.
I am now mostly a writer. Over the years I have been the CEO of a consulting firm, a not-for-profit, and a college. I have served on the governing boards of several not-for-profits and start-up corporations. As a Board member I have usually been assigned to serve on the CEO personnel committee.
My work has given sustained attention to how organizations make and implement strategic choices. This is closely related to how individuals and organizations learn. Over the last five years my consulting practice has focused on strategic issues in Homeland Security, especially related to prevention of catastrophe.I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with my wife of twenty-seven years, the dog we inherited from our twenty-something children, two cats, several deer, even more turkeys, and the occasional black bear.
I am especially interested in the role and influence of purpose. It seems to me that authentic purposefulness can either complement or compete with "success." The relationship depends a great deal on how both purpose and success are defined.
Recommended Readings
Book of Exodus by Moses - Early experiment in change management.
The Republic by Plato - Proposed structural theory for leading larger groups.
Parallel Lives by Plutarch - Classic case-studies of individual leaders.
The Prince by Machiavelli - The original management consultant makes his case.
Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown, wonderful translation by Simon Armitage - Leadership development for a more magical and mystical time, but plenty of practical lessons for our times.
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices by Peter F. Drucker - Modern Moses writes management scripture for our long trek.
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl - Self-management in extremis.
On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis - No one will think you're serious about leadership unless you say you have read this book.
Servant Leadership by Robert K. Greenleaf - Motivation and purpose are key. Combine with Drucker, Frankl, and Bennis and you have pretty much captured the conceptual range of modern thinking on leadership.
Leading Change by John P. Kotter - Updates Machiavelli.
Good to Great by Jim Collins - Compelling leadership vignettes, a Plutarch for those with modest attention spans.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell - The best leadership development course currently available.
One Thing You Need to Know by Marcus Buckingham - Self-awareness, other-awareness, and applying Frankl to organizational settings.
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