Leadership
What I learned from Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer (via Leadership Atlanta)
It can’t keep getting better. That’s what I keep telling myself. That my experience with Leadership Atlanta can’t get any better. But it does. From the opening retreat, to the infamous Race Awareness Weekend, to the experiences getting to know my incredible classmates (clearly the best class ever!), it just keeps getting better with each…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreI’ve got a few things on my mind, and they aren’t what you think…
It’s important to me that this blog remains a window into my thoughts and feelings; what I’m experiencing or have experienced in the past. I know that posting something like this is likely to alienate people who read this blog and are looking for thoughts on new technology, or startups and entrepreneurship, or agency life,…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreThe 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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