What you can learn from a symphony conductor

Nice article passed to me by the insufferable @gumboshowjoe (insufferable today because the Saints beat the Falcons yesterday and he’s tragically a Saints fan). Love the comparison of a symphony conductor to a leader. And there are several references to things I’ve talked about before, such as not hiding in an office and the importance…

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On admitting mistakes

I’ve never really understood the need for people to act like they don’t make mistakes. It happens in every aspect of life and business, at every level. Everyone is human – I assume – and humans make mistakes. Some people think its a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of humanness. I personally believe a…

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The Man in the Arena

Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech in 1910 entitled, “Citizenship in a Republic“. This is a quote from it that people have dubbed, “The Man in the Arena”. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them…

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