Although the official release date is June 5,  Amazon is already selling and shipping copies of the book.  Several people who had pre-ordered told me this week they received emails from Amazon, letting them know the book would be shipped early to them.  Amazon also now has the “Look Inside the Book” feature activated, so you are able to get a good sense of the content.  I have always appreciated that feature — and often purchased a book based on …

This was the scene today as two boxes arrived at the Poynter Institute, to my attention.  This was the day I’d been waiting for — to see the final, final product: the hard cover edition of my book.  I carried the boxes into the office of Julie Moos, who is the editor of our institute’s web publication.  I refer to her as the “midwife” of the book, because she’s been the editor of my “Great Bosses” columns, helped develop the …

Isn’t this a great picture?  It’s dynamic, iconic — it represents a real team with real trust.  The best part of all, is that it isn’t some stock photo.  It’s a real event.  It wasn’t posed.  In fact, it happened in an instant.  I know because I was there.  My hand is in that circle.  But let me be clear: I didn’t instigate it.  I just chose to take part, just as every other person did.  This photo is the …

In these multi-media times, it’s important to share information in every possible format.  That’s why this site exists, along with a Facebook page for the book. But we can’t overlook the world of video, can we? Since I worked for many years in broadcast journalism before becoming an educator — (and since the man I married owns a production company) — it was logical that we’d produce a video for the book. The picture you see was taken at Midland …