Commentaries

David Brooks asks, “Should you live for your résumé … or your eulogy?”

April 24, 2014

Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until…

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The Gene Krantz Dictum: “Failure is not an option”

April 23, 2014

In January of 1967, three astronauts — Virgil I. (“Gus”) Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee — were incinerated on the ground while conducting some pre-launch tests for what was to have been Apollo 1. In Innovation…

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Our Gullible Brains: How our senses influence our thoughts

April 23, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sarah Yager for The Atlantic. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration: Rami Niemi * * * Can a person be…

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Katty Kay and Claire Shipman on “The Confidence Gap”

April 22, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman for The Atlanic. In it, they review evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence.…

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Marty Neumeier on “The Rules of Genius, #9: Approach answers obliquely”

April 22, 2014

The hallmark of innovation is surprise. No surprise, nothing new. Nothing new, no interest. No interest, no value. Therefore, creating surprise is a crucial step in creating value through innovation. The first step in surprising others is to surprise yourself.…

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The Essence of Leadership Engagement

April 21, 2014

Although specific percentages vary, all of the most recent research studies indicate that, on average, less than 30% of employees in an organization are actively, productively engaged; the others are either passively engaged (“mailing it in”) or actively engaged in…

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Jac Fitz-enz asks, “What About Culture?”

April 21, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jac Fitz-enz for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines…

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Guy Kawasaki on “The Art of Evangelism”

April 20, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Guy Kawasaki featured by the Canva Blog. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. * * * A long time ago I was a revolutionary…

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What will your body of work be?

April 20, 2014

In Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together, Pamela Slim fondly recalls her father and his efforts to establish a community center in Port Costa (CA), “an institution of learning…filled with people learning Spanish, or painting,…

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How to use the human sciences to solve your toughest business problems

April 19, 2014

I agree with Christian Madsbjerg and Mikkel Rasmussen: “There is a set of assumptions about human behavior that drives most of our current understanding in today’s business culture. We don’t talk about these assumptions. Most of us aren’t even aware…

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