Leadership Wisdom from the Blogosphere

I just came across Bob Sutton's blog site. Along with Jeffrey Pfeffer, Sutton is the co-author of one of my favorite leadership books of all time, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense.

Sutton's most recent book is, The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One that Isn't, another gem.

I highly recommend his blog site as well, which is full of sage (and, unfortunately, uncommon) wisdom on leadership.

I noticed his blog entry on why people become corrupt when they come to power. Someone pointed out Abraham Lincoln's quote, "Nearly all men can overcome adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

This is a major element of my Napoleon on Project Management book as well. In fact, if I were to use the "No asshole" paradigm, I could almost sum up the book by saying that Napoleon didn't start out as an asshole, then he became one when he was at the height of his power, and by the time he realized it and changed, it was too late.

Enjoy...

Bob Sutton