Social Intelligence and Leadership
Daniel Goleman is a nationally known psychologist and author of books on emotional and social intelligence. He argues that good leaders have at least four characteristics to help them cope with the world. Two (self awareness and managing emotions) deal with the emotional intelligence of the individual leader and his or her ability to deal [...]
Institutions vs. Collaboration
Clay Shirky, author of “Here Comes Everybody”, shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning. With many organizations trying to harness the power of communities and collaboration, Clay suggests that the key to effective collaboration is to embed it [...]
Making movies that make change
Jeff Skoll made his fortune as the first president of eBay. Now he’s spending it at the movies. His company, Participant Productions, makes entertaining, issues-driven films that inspire real change — Murderball, Syriana, An Inconvenient Truth … Here, he talks about the people who’ve inspired him to do good, and about some upcoming films that [...]
