Recent Publications
The Beacon: 21st Century Realities that Cannot Be Ignored
[ Volume IX, Issue 4 ] “Never confuse activity with achievement.” – John Wooden [Author’s Note: Throughout 2010 and 2011, we have dedicated The Beacon to examinations of teams and some of the extreme personalities that can end up on them. In this final issue of 2011, we’ve included an excerpt from my upcoming book, [...]
Holiday Thanks from The Latimer Group
[Volume IX, Issue 4] I’m writing this in the predawn half light and quiet of a cold New England fall morning. It’s time again to look back and reflect on the concluding year and offer thanks for our successes and joys. It’s also an opportunity to look ahead to the coming year and consider the [...]
The Beacon Blog Posts
- “Conducting” Your Team January 19, 2012I found a pretty fascinating TED talk by leadership coach and former orchestra conductor Itay Talgam. Fair warning: It’s pretty lengthy at almost 21 minutes, but if you’re a manager, coach or team leader, you’ll find some great insight on how conductors use different styles to elicit different responses from their players. My favorite part […]
- The ARROW Equation January 10, 2012We’re working hard here at TLG on our second book, entitled “Sharing the Sandbox: Building and Leading Great Teams in the 21st Century.” Our goal with this project is to give you concrete and easily applied concepts and steps towards building better, more functional, more successful teams. At the heart of this project is a new […]
- The “Multiple Audience” Environment January 5, 2012One of the most significant aspects of our frameworks here at The Latimer Group is the concept of “know your audience.” Great communication requires an understanding of those on the receiving end. Most people just speak “at” their audience, with little recognition of who is at the other end of the equation. But what happens […]
