Topic: Gettysburg

Abracadabra Moments, the Opening Line You Should Never Use, and 10 More Ways to Sell Ideas

A good idea can only become great if you've got the skills to sell it. Here's how, in an excerpt from the new book "IdeaSelling: Successfully Pitch Your Creative Ideas to Bosses, Clients and Other Decision Makers."READ»

3 Words I Wish Washington Would Learn

Recent surveys have shown that trust and regard that Americans hold for their elected officials in Washington is at historic lows. And those government officials wonder why they are aren't on anyone's Most Popular list these days. Let me count the ways: bailouts, backroom deals, tax cuts for the wealthy, extreme partisanship, election-year politics, the list goes on and on. This behavior among those who purport to represent us is really just business as usual in the Beltway. But this wanton disregard feels like a real betrayal lately given that most ordinary Americans are having a hard enough time without being kicked while they're down by the very elected representatives who are supposed to be helping them up.READ»

What Does Your Personal Style Say About Your Public Speaking Skills?

Public speakers are often judged on their physical style and use of movement and animation, not just on what they say. READ»

Kindle 2: First Reading and Impressions [video]

As the media huddled outside the Morgan Library in Manhattan this morning awaiting the unveiling of the Kindle 2, the big question was: when can we touch it? Sure, we came to hear Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tell us how skinny it is (25% ...READ»

Obama Inaugural Address

Perhaps one of the greatest Change Leaders of our day, Barack Hussein Obama, has spoken today as he was sworn into the US Presidency. Here are his words: My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, ...READ»

Learning Dis'

On a drizzly day in Madison Wisconsin, several hundred of my classmates stood in line on Bascom Hill waiting to audition for bit parts in the Rodney Dangerfield movie Back to School. Although I was nowhere near the set months later, ...READ»

Gettysburg Battle Site Revamps To Attract Tourists

With a $100 million revamp, the Civil War site is fighting to get visitors to stay longer -- and spend more.,With a $100 million revamp, the Civil War site is fighting to get visitors to stay longer -- and spend more.READ»

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4score and . . . how would Lincoln do on Twitter?

I received a call today from a friend who asked for assistance in brainstorming a two-and-a-half hour presentation on a topic she was very familiar with. She doubted that she could keep the attendees' attention for that long, though ...READ»

How to Make Your Classroom Sizzle

Without energy and engagement, students don't want to learn, and teachers don't want to teach.READ»

The Power of Words

We're hurt, angry, confused, sad. Where do we turn to make sense of what's happened -- and to move forward? To poets, songwriters, philosophers, and historical figures. Add your favorite quote here.READ»

By the Book Leadership

Six leaders recommend the nonbusiness books that influenced them most.READ»

Readers' Choice: No Leading Without Reading

This month, we turn over Readers' Choice to three of our favorite leadership experts for their book recommendations on leadership and change.READ»

How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows

... Its performance is the envy of executives and engineers around the world ... For techno-evangelists, Google is a marvel of Web brilliance ... For Wall Street, it may be the IPO that changes everything (again) ... But Google is also a case study in savvy management -- a company filled with cutting-edge ideas, rigorous accountability, and relentless attention to detail ... Here's a search for the growth secrets of one of the world's most exciting young companies -- a company from which every company can learn.READ»

Learn! Charge!

Six years ago, Michael Useem, director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, took a group of MBA students on a field trip. Their destination: the Civil War battlefield ...READ»

Past Track to the Future

Stephen E. Ambrose has written best-selling histories of great feats of leadership and human endeavor. His insights from the past can teach a new generation of business leaders how to build for the future.READ»

Experience Required

It's the new mantra of strategy and marketing: If you want to keep your customers' attention, then you've got to deliver a compelling experience. Bob Rogers and his colleagues are designing such experiences.READ»

These Leaders Are Having a Moment

A new book tells how extraordinary leaders performed in defining moments - and helps you make the most of yours.READ»