July 2010
22 posts
Twelve Rules for Self-Leadership →
Huddle up: We’re Building Sense of Place →
Talking Story:
A few thoughts to connect to the character of your workplace…
“He built a park in the enclave — in what had been a garbage dump — because ‘parks do great things. If you put in swings, a soccer field or basketball court, you get kids and they learn social skills and motor skills. If you put in benches, you get older people watching the kids. If you put in tables, you get families...
“The real tragedy is that our elected officials actually do reflect the core...”
– A reader comment on: The public option - Hawaii Editorials - Staradvertiser.com
Interesting observation, and a vast generalization. I hope he is wrong, but cringe at the smattering of truth… we can all look within, and begin our own course corrections.
How Will You Measure Your Life? : Harvard Business... →
Clayton M. Christensen shares a story of how he taught Andy Grove of Intel how to think:
Before I published The Innovator’s Dilemma, I got a call from Andrew Grove, then the chairman of Intel. He had read one of my early papers about disruptive technology, and he asked if I could talk to his direct reports and explain my research and what it implied for Intel. Excited, I flew to Silicon...
50 Netsetters You Should Know About | The... →
Some new names to check out, in order to study their business models. Netsetter claims that,
This isn’t your typical Who’s-Who list of the most popular web entrepreneurs. We wanted to create a list of people who would inspire you and, in many cases, assist you with your dreams of online entrepreneurship.
There are thousands of people operating many sorts of online businesses around the...
Help wanted: Editor/Curator for my next book «... →
Love this idea for so many reasons, one being it is Job Creation for a new day and time for sure!
Read the comments too…
WatchSir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!
If you have not listened to this yet, please do. Two things stuck with me (this time watching):
1. Every education system in the world is being reformed at the moment. And it’s not enough. Reform is no use anymore, because that’s simply improving a broken model. What we need — and the word’s been used many times during...
The Next Truman →
Talking Story:
A hard job, the presidency. Of this, our country, and of this time. It is difficult to lead in any country in this time.
Harder still, it seems, when so much attention is paid to your efforts (and your non-efforts). So I wonder what we are doing about nurturing and fostering leadership that still grows somewhere within our chaotic system of governing, waiting for its own time...
Frank Chimero: Nighthawks →
There’s a small print of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks sitting hidden in a drawer of my desk. I pull it out every once in a while and have a look. Everyone’s familiar with Nighthawks, whether they know it or not. Few pieces of art achieve this level of recognition with a mass audience, few have the…
Managing with Aloha and Our Community Learning →
Talking Story: You may have noticed a slow down in my blog posting here. My family likes to tease me about my silences, happy to share their past experiences in living through them with me, for they knowingly point out that, “When mom goes quiet we all begin to lay in wait. She’s thinking too much… something has to give, and will bust through at some point of no return. So wait for it, but expect...
Martha Graham on art, vitality, clarity, openness,... →
From Gumption’s Posterous:
1992, Agnes de Mille, Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham ~
There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to...
No Matter Which Way We Turn Wisdom Will Find Us |... →
As I commented for Dan Oestreich on this:
When bad or unfortunate things happen to those we consider good people, we will try to comfort them with phrases like, “when one door opens, another closes” and our hope to share comfort is nice, but it falls a bit short, for we give up destiny to fate, and to good luck wishes and placing bets on happenstance. I like the connections you make here...
“All I know is that I’m weary once more, and I’ll need some time to convince...”
– Frank Chimero — Holiday
Sound familiar? It will to most of us.
Be sure to read the rest of this essay.
What is the work you do? →
Talking Story:
Who, me? Okay, I’ll go first, but only if you promise to take a turn too…
