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A you-sized impact
Maybe we’ve been doing it all wrong. We can measure by impact, or we can measure by effort. But we know that we can do …
If you’re not free, what does that say about me?
Man is not an island, as the saying goes. We can’t survive alone – we need backup. We need to work as a team. When …
Risk, reward, and what it’s worth to you
How much are you willing to sacrifice for safety? And vice versa. How much safety are you willing to give up to go do something …
What are you like when you’re alone?
There is no one ‘right’ kind of organizational culture, and none are perfect. That said, the benefit of having a well understood and socialized culture …
Living, dying, and what happens in between
We don’t move enough. Maybe you do, but the collective ‘we’ — we’ve left that part of our lives behind. And it’s hurting us. What …
A very relevant proverb
Sheryl Crow sang, “The first cut is the deepest.” The old Chinese proverb says, “The longest march starts with the first step”. Physics says, “A …
A listening ear
Sometimes it’s not medicine we need, sometimes it’s not a cure we need. Sometimes all we need to know is that somebody cares. We do …
What Disney taught me
As any decent scientist will tell you, human beings are hyper-social primates. That’s how we’ve evolved. We share. We copy. That is how we learn, …
Why we innovate
Innovation isn’t casual. And if being cool is effortless, then innovation isn’t cool. Innovation doesn’t happen without real investment, without real care, without being willing …
Why so serious?
“Urgent deadline!!!!!!!!!” “Serious meeting!!!!!” “We need to talk.” The world is a demanding place when you take yourself seriously. When you hold yourself to high …
It’s not where you live, it’s where you’ve traveled
In 2015, Tom Goodwin wrote a now famous blog post in Techcrunch: “Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most …
Maybe the need is just change
You know the Henry Ford anecdote — that if it were up to the people, they would have asked for faster horses. Sometimes, the most …
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