Month: May 2020
Henson, Jim: Kermit the FrogThe original Kermit the Frog (centre) puppet was among the Jim Henson creations donated to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in 2010.Mark Wilson—Getty Images/Thinkstock The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica have written a series of…
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Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership — starting with a golden circle and the question: “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Wright brothers … This talk was presented to…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Ashley Whillans for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…
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McKnight made that observation in 1924 when he was CEO of 3M. It was true then and even more true now. Brian Carney and Isaac Getz cite this assertion in Freedom, Inc. in which they explain how to free employees…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written bySabina Nawaz for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts, please…
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In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley explains how and why innovation happens “when people are free to think, experiment, and speculate. It happens when people can trade with each other. It happens when people are relatively prosperous, not desperate. It…
Read MoreMost people don’t know that back in 1912 Hellman’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of…
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Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff Joel Peterson HarperCollins Leadership (April 2020) Here’s “a set of principles, mind-sets, and self-talk that may help” to accelerate leadership development Many (if not most) people think…
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Your Creative Mind: How to Disrupt Your Thinking, Abandon Your Comfort Zone, and Develop Bold New Strategies Scott Cochrane Weiser (September 2016) “If you give me six hours to chop down a tree, I’ll spend the first four sharpening the…
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Thomas Edison’s Relentless Experimentation
I have just read and then reviewed Edmund Morris’ latest biography, Edison. There is much of value to be learned from Thomas Edison’s pragmatic approach to business opportunities. His relentless experimentation led to 1,093 (single or joint) patents of breakthrough inventions…
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