I’ve been writing and telling people for a long time that we can all be leaders and that the exciting fact is that leaders can make a difference in the world. Who wouldn’t want to make a difference in the world? While I still believe everything in the last paragraph with my whole heart, there’s
This week’s Resource Recommendation – Go Givers Sell More by Bob Burg and John David Mann In December 2007, I reviewed a business parable called The Go-Giver. I’ve known for more than a year that a sequel was coming, titled Go-Givers Sell More. The book has just been published, and I just received a copy.
I love the Olympics. I love the athleticism and the story lines and the preparation and the inspiring moments and the psychology and the history … and so much more. As I’ve talked with people during the Games, I’ve found that even people who generally aren’t sports fans usually can find something to be interested
I’m guessing most all of those who read this haven’t been, aren’t and won’t ever be Olympic athletes. (If you are please leave a comment I’d love to know!) I’m also guessing with about the same level of certainty that you have watched, heard about or read about at least some of the Olympic activities
I recently read somewhere (I’m sorry I can’t trace my steps to where I read it or who wrote it)Â about the difference between spam and noise; spam being something unwanted, unrequested, an too frequent – and noise being irrrelevant or meaningless. I believe leaders sometimes don’t communicate as much as they should because they don’t
This week’s Resource Recommendation – Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust By Chris Brogan and Julien Smith This review/recommendation is overdue. I could give you reasons for my delay, some even relevant, but as I write this today I apologize to any of you who haven’t yet heard
There are tools, seminars, books, CD’s, teleseminar, webinars and workshops (and more) to help you learn and improve in any area of your life. I should know, I have bought and attended many of them, and sold a great number of them as well. This article isn’t meant dissuade you from investing in these opportunities,
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day (if you are reading this and you forgot, consider this a public service announcement before I get on to the post). Valentine’s Day, according to Wikipediais “an annual holiday celebrated on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.” Perhaps not all of that matches up to our role as leaders
Last July, I wrote a post about the dancing man (a popular YouTube video), and some leadership lessons from it. This morning I read (and saw) Derek Siver’s TED talk from this week based on the same video. (If you would like to read the transcript of Derek’s talk, you can find it here.) Derek makes
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