The Trouble With Us Entrepreneurs…Leaders
Almost all my friends are entrepreneurs, leaders or creative ragmuffins. I hang with people who create and grow things because they can NOT, not create. I teach, muse, consult, confront, coach and encourage leaders, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in training…And of course, I have the disease myself… So I know what the trouble with us entrpreneurs […]
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How NOT to lead, love, parent or manage US creative types…
photo by Mykl Roventine How NOT to lead, love, parent or manage US creative types…. NOT. You do not lead, love, parent or manage creative souls like you do non-creative types. I’m a creative type. I’ve been led, managed, loved and parented to color inside the lines and get in the box I was provided. […]
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What’s VALUE’s got to do with it?
photo credit By The U.S. Army What’s Value’s Got To Do With It? Sitting in a meeting the other day the conversation veered right, left, weaved back and finally the only question left was, “What’s most important? What really matters…now?” My client paused. She stared at me. I stared back. What would my answer be, if […]
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Innovation: How big is your curiosity quotient?
Innovation, Tom Peters and your curiosity quotient Photo credit jim i’ll pic it “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin While at Twestival, I found myself explaining my background to a new friend who was a leader in a fortune […]
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