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Through the Good and the Bad
Stuff happens. Mistakes get made. People are human, people are messy, and no business is immune. The question is, will you be there in during …
Generalists vs Experts
An expert is a fanatical person who spends their life toiling away at a single thing. Quite frankly, this is something that most of us …
Happiness = Success
Yes, this is about “Mindfulness”, which as we know, is all the rage these days. We love Shawn Achor’s fabulous TED talk on the subject, “The Happiness Advantage”(16 …
What gets the people going?
About a decade ago, the “Turn your brand into a movement” idea started becoming fashionable. And why not? Why wouldn’t you want to have an …
Fill in the blanks
There’s no romantic way to explain how to grow as a person. The only way to do it is to, you know, push ahead. …
The inevitable failure of avoiding failure
There’s two kind of failure: Smart failure and stupid failure. Smart failure is when you allow yourself to learn from your mistakes, and try …
A pretty good performance metric
“No one is indispensable. It’s just to what degree are you harder to replace.” Lynn Taylor, workplace expert, has a piece of advice: make sure …
My presence is a present
He might not always say the right thing, but when he does, he says it best. Kanye West spoke for the workforce when he …
I’m Going To Be A CEO
“I’m going to be a CEO!” She said. As if she almost meant it. Shouting at the universe is great. Nailing down the steps …
Measurement of character
What marks a good leader? Compassion. A strong leader is able to reach out to others, to show vulnerability, to work well with others …
Keeping the client busy
The best innovators don’t create need: they answer needs. We’re creating for the consumer, after all. And, while we need to profit, we also need …
Let’s begin with “Thank You”
This cartoon came out of a conversation with Peter Diamandis (co-author of “Abundance”) a few years ago at Joe Polish’s Genius Network event. “Abundance” is a compelling and optimistic view of …
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