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Fear is a sign you’re doing it right
In the right hands, fear is not a handicap, but an advantage. A tailwind, not a headwind. Evolution gave us fear millions of years ago …
The Map is Not The Terrain
Every social subculture is held together by language. Subcultures repeat certain words that other subcultures hardly use at all. This is where buzzwords come from. This …
How To Be Extraordinary
With all the disruption and chaos the last two COVID years have brought, this image rings even more true now than it did back in …
Nullum Crimen Sine Lege
There is an old principle in law, “Nullum crimen sine lege” (No crime without a law). In other words, for something to be a crime, first, there …
The Great Reassessment
According to Inc. Magazine, the Great Resignation is officially a thing. People quitting their jobs in previously unheard numbers, etc. Which is another way of saying, …
Every Business Needs Entrepreneurs
The entrepreneurial mindset is still misunderstood by many non-entrepreneurs. It is really a truth-seeking, growth-focused mental model that is fixated on getting things done. Not just …
How To Build A Lasting Legacy
There are two ways to make a classical sculpture: call them “Addition” and “Subtraction”. “Addition” is like Rodin: You start with a lump of clay, …
Want to be a better human?
Ah, the good ol’ days! We recently participated in a session for the UK National Health System (NHS), on a subject that isn’t discussed enough: civility. Yes, …
Rethink Your Core Values Now
It was with great surprise and delight that we saw Tom Peters had quoted our Chief Creative, Hugh MacLeod in his new book, “Extreme Humanism”, so of course, we turned …
The Fifty-Year Window
The thing about major innovation is, it comes in waves. These waves historically have lasted about fifty years, thereabouts. Along came the railway in …
Fixing a Cultural Lemon
Out of Context, or Just Too Much Context to Ignore? Lately, we’ve been calling out some of the worst offenders in the corporate and academic worlds …
What We Learned From Chairman Mao About Company Culture
Complex and dynamic, that is the challenge of designing culture. There are no obvious levers to pull, what often looks like a good idea, …
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