Creativity
Kissinger’s Leadership
Henry Kissinger’s best selling “Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy” (2022) revolves around six detailed biographies through which leadership is analyzed. The biographies are interesting, and his access to these people presents unique insights. However, the “so what” aspect of leadership from these six biographies is underdeveloped. Notes: “Leadership is most essential during periods of […]
Tags: #Character #Courage #Creativity #Intuition #Kissinger #Leadership #Strategy
How Non-conformists Move the World
Some advice from Grant’s (2016) widely read “Originals: How Non-conformists Move the World” – at least those that may apply for researchers: Write a lot. Not because if you don’t publish you will perish, but because it makes your work better. “It is widely assumed that there’s a tradeoff between quality and quantity – if […]
Tags: #Academic writing #Creativity #Limitations #Originals #Procrastination
About me
Logan Cochrane
Logan is a Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy. He is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at Hawassa University (Institute for Policy and Development Research). Over the last twenty years, he has worked in Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Logan acts as a consultant for governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, seeking to create bridges between research and practice.
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