Being ready to lead means a willingness to pursue something greater than you. There is nothing significant, as far as the world is concerned, about “leaders” who embark on a journey for themselves. True fulfillment in leadership is when what you do is others-focused. When our primary or only goal is to make ourselves happy …
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Pressgram: More Than Control
Update: Pressgram is out of commission now. However, the post is still worth reading in the ownership of photos and works debate and thinking. Pressgram is more than a photo, filter app. It combines the power of great photo filters and publishes to WordPress blog / site. This is great because I get the page views …
Building A Culture Of Innovation | FAILURE
Failure is a strong foundation for the culture of innovation. Without failure we you never know what does not work. It is not just about bouncing back from failure it is about embracing failure. Pushing anything beyond the known means fumbling. When babies learn to walk they will fall. They can only get better at …
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The Messy Nature Of Doing Things That Matter
Understanding is not something just happens. Clarity is not something that is magically arrived at. It is a process. I hate it when people, and particularly leaders, act as if there is a straight line to clarity. Figuring anything out is not always a clear path. There are mistakes to be made. Depending on how we …
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Chasing Awesome
The challenge to editing your own value system is that the world will constantly try to convince you that the world will constantly try to convince you that you’ve got it wrong. When you walk out of the mine holding your diamonds in your hand, the rest of the world may try to convince you …