I rarely do guest posts. This is that rare one. At dinner in New York the other night, my friend and colleague Craig Fisher outlined his model for “sloth management,” a productivity plan based on the presumption that people are lazy, lazy, lazy, and more lazy. His model like an over-the-top, crass version of the [...]
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Are great leaders born? Are they made? How’s this: great leaders are unlocked. Some are great right from the start because their talents are already unlocked at birth. For others, those skills are unlocked during learnings or experiences picked up through life. What experiences unlock that leadership potential? Who knows. Despite an entire human capital [...]
Leadership takes a deep level of personal investment. You simply aren’t going to cut it as a leader if you don’t bring everything you’ve got to the cause. There are so many things vying for peoples’ attention, only your full, concentrated passions will cut through the clutter and draw others to you. The thing is, [...]
My kids, mesmerized by the idea of worldwide scavenger hunt known as The Amazing Race, wanted to watch the race’s finale last night on CBS. So we did. The team that won did a great job. But so did the other teams. In fact, victory last night wasn’t determined by skill as much by logistics: [...]
I found myself midway through an argument for strengthening a particular company’s culture, when a thought struck me: Who the hell was I kidding? I’m going to convince someone he should value culture?! Why don’t I try to convince him to enjoy the opera while I’m at it? Sydney’s opera house. Either you get it [...]
If you woke up tomorrow and had wings, what would you do? Go for a fly around town? Hide ‘em? Call your family with the news? Waking up with wings would bring you incredible opportunity, obviously… but it would also bring quite a few new responsibilities and also a number of logistical challenges. For instance: [...]
Ever get that feeling that maybe someone is being totally straight with you? Here are 16 telltale signs that there’s more to the story than is being revealed? Here’s how to tell that you’re not getting the full truth: 16 signs someone is hiding the truth.ppt View more presentations from Jason Seiden Enjoy this [...]
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