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I Would Rather Give You a Kidney
Back in 2016, we wrote about Margaret Heffernan’s famous line about office culture: “Conflict is frequent when candor is safe.” In other words, a team …
Love Made Visible
It’s safe to say that many of us want to do “meaningful work.” Work that we care about. Work that has a worthy purpose, and …
Don’t Kid Yourself
We heard a story last June from Rob Henderson about an academic he knew personally, who was being worked to death with a small-time teaching …
Ego: Just Like Dust in the Eyes
Over on the Infinite Loops Podcast #167 the author, entrepreneur, and former White House advisor (under George W. Bush), Dr Pippa Malmgren talks about leadership …
What Space10 and the Beatles Share
We all know that the larger a company gets, the harder it is for them to innovate at the pace of the early days. Even …
Going from Idea to Impact
“It is to be remembered that all art is magical in origin – music, sculpture, writing, painting – and by magical I mean intended to …
Own It
This insight comes from podcast host Chris Williamson, over on the Modern Wisdom podcast, Episode #670. When he was just starting out as a journalist, the social …
Too Big to Fail?
In the original Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes 4-6), we see Luke Skywalker & Pals blow up a couple of Death Stars, redeem Darth Vader, and …
Make the Invisible, Visible
We’ve all heard about the devastation caused by the opioid epidemic, which has ravaged families and communities globally. What’s truly sad is not only the …
How to Have More Meaningful Meetings
When we stop to think about it, most company meetings are a bit like speed dating. They’re designed to be focused, on point, efficient, and …
Stop Climbing, Start Surfing
This image is an idea inspired by the Dr Pippa Malmgren interview on the Infinite Loops Podcast #167. In the podcast, Dr Malmgren describes leadership, …
Not Everyone Wants Kinder and Gentler
There have been a lot of stories in the news recently about how branches of the Military are having trouble meeting their recruiting numbers. Not …
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