Archive for August 2011
Leaders don’t hear “no”
Nice post by Henry Albrecht here on SmartBlog. My favorite part: Leaders don’t hear “No.” They might hear “Not now,” “Not in your lifetime” or even “Not within the known laws of physics.” But those are just temporal and logistical challenges. Whether you call it hope, optimism or self-efficacy, it’s infectious. Relentless, resilient, results-focused people…
Read MoreI can’t wait to read this before our next meeting
Meetings, in general, suck. They suck time out of your day, they suck your energy…they just generally suck. And not because we all don’t have the best intentions but because the entire model is flawed. I’ve written about ways I think meetings could be better, with the number one fix being: DON’T HAVE MEETINGS! Of…
Read MoreTo the man that stood right next to me on the escalator
Hi there, fella. I was extremely humbled that you decided we were close enough in our relationship for you to stand right next to me on the escalator at the airport. It’s true, I only just met you as we happened to get to the entrance to the escalator at the same time, with me…
Read More9 Things a Leader Has To Do
In the airport last week I saw a book called, “9 Things a Leader Has To Do”, or something like that. I thought it might be a fun exercise to list the 9 things that I think a leader must do. Here they are: Be Honest. People can handle it. Be Passionate. If you don’t…
Read MoreA rant: I’ve decided I hate Google+ BECAUSE of Circles
Why with all the data out there should I have to manually assign people to Circles in order to send messages or interact with them? When you think about it, that’s something that could have been technologically done in 1999. Or 1989. Instead, I should be able to tell a network, or a group of…
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