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communities that don't mater, don't exist
This is an idea I wrote while working on an e-book collaboration with my good friend, Brian Solis. I have this idea that communities are built around …
directions and direction
Simon Sinek‘s TED talk, “Start With Why” is an utterly wonderful talk, all to do with motivating and aligning your team. The premise is simple: if you …
I couldn't do this without you
Business School Professor Barry Posner of UCSC has this great TED talk where he sums up leadership in two sentences: I make a difference. I can’t do it …
do you know who I am?
My first job was at a wine bar on Charlotte Square, the fanciest address in Edinburgh, Scotland. The wine bar was where the town’s …
leadership begins from within
Are leaders born or are they made? It’s the age old question. We won’t argue which side wins, but we all must agree that …
i failed fast
There’s a famous maxim out of Silicon Valley about “Failing Fast”. “Fail Fast. Fail Cheap. Fail Often.” It’s business as an extension of the scientific …
we are family
Some companies can say, “we are like family” and get away with it. Some can’t; some are better off just saying “We are a meat …
businesses don't create value
It’s far too easy to just think of businesses in the abstract, as this “thing”, this machine, that just runs on autopilot, creating shareholder value …
our life is so perfect
The Internet broke a few days ago when it was suddenly announced that Hipster Barbie was quitting. What? No more “pure, authentic living” Instagram posts from …
the truth will set you free
“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” – James A. Garfield It’s easy to tell ourselves it isn’t that …
Great Job
How do you express gratitude in a business context in a way that isn’t cheesy, creepy or disingenuous? In a world where platitudes are the …
Abundance Begins With Gratitude
When you have enough, you are thankful. When you are thankful, you have enough. A friend of gapingvoid, Peter Diamandis, founder of the ‘X-prize‘, wrote a book entitled …
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