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An original post by Seth Godin
In 1993, I saw the web coming. I was hired to write the cover story for a now defunct computer magazine about the internet, and dismissed the new Mosaic browser in a single paragraph.
I figured the web was just like Prodigy, but slower, harder to use and without a business [...]
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A very well done ‘Just Thinking’ post from John Caswell
Ah, sorry to bother you Mr. CEO, Sir…
Excuse me Mr. CEO, Sir? Um . . I know you’re busy, and important and stuff. I mean, running the business is very important and - ah – I hate to bother you, Sir. I will only take a minute. Ok, Sir? See, [...]
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An original post by Jim Clemmer
A long time reader, P.K. Seshadri, sent this “quip to enjoy and use in your future posts:
An amateur photographer was invited to dinner with friends and took along a few pictures to show the hostess. She looked at the photos and commented ‘These are very good! You must have a [...]
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An original post from Alan Webber
It’s getting close to the end of the year.
A good time to clean out old drawers filled with even older files.
Here’s one I just found: Lessons From Fast Company. It was a speech I gave in Brazil at a program organized by the remarkable Oscar Motomura not long after [...]
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An original video post by Gregg Thompson
If you are a leader you will appreciate this 5 minute video.
If you aspire to be one, it’s a must see.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Bluepointleadership#p/u/3/58u1cBL_ENw
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Taken from an original post by Andy Nulman
Somehow, sometime, in every company, in every project, the walls will come tumbling down.
Dealing with it depends on what you look for.
Look for the culprit, and you’ll always be blind. Finding the guilt party wastes time, energy and worst of all, takes your eye off the ball.
Look for the solution, and [...]
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An original post by Chris Brogan
One big risk with all of us is that these things we pursue are constant-feeling and nonstop, and in the effort to get where we think we need to go, we sometimes run faster and faster, because we sense we’re “almost there.” We run because we know that stumbling requires [...]
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Adapted from an original post by Gregg Thompson
“Language is power. … Language can be
used as a means of changing reality.”
Adrienne Rich
The artist has the brush, the surgeon has the scalpel, and the conductor has the baton. The leader has words. When he can assemble these words into a special language that challenges and helps [...]
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An original post from Max Garfinkle
The future belongs to those managers who can change from boss to leader; to those work units that can perform as a team; and to those organizations that can create a learning culture. Such companies have an invisible asset- a committed workforce.
In his Boss to Leader (Nov 16, 2010) post [...]
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Adapted from a post by Jim Clemmer
Inspire and motivate others. Leaders who effectively inspire and motivate others have high energy and enthusiasm. They energize their team to achieve goals and increase performance.
Driving for results. The drive for results is vital; however, some leaders [...]
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