Posted on 04 October 2007
. . . there€™s no innovation without risk
The signers of the Declaration of Independence demonstrated tremendous innovation. The reason is because innovation, whether personally, professionally or corporately, requires risk.
Had things turned out differently, our founding fathers would have been hung and their legacy would be as traitors of the crown, not patriots of the [...]
Tags: Creativity
Posted on 20 September 2007
Deep convictions equal a strong you
The Corner Post Principle comes from wire fence building. The deeper you build your corner posts, the stronger the fence€™s foundation and thus you can stretch the fence farther.
Expert leaders with solid personal leadership insight view their character as their corner posts. This includes trustworthiness, honesty, collaboration over [...]
Tags: Business Ethics, Trust
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Posted on 13 September 2007
The Turtle Principle
Expert leaders inspire their followers through the sheer force and clarity of their vision. Today we look at the seven secrets to achieving and leveraging your leadership vision.
€œMake decisions in the short term to satisfy the needs of the long-term.€
The Turtle Principle comes from the Tortoise and the Hare. [...]
Posted on 24 August 2007
Take your time to consider how to make any message memorable
You enter a room, labeled €œThe Numbers Room.€ You see fifty people walking around wearing name tags that look like this . . .
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You then leave and enter a different room, labeled €œThe Names Room.€ You see fifty different people walking around also wearing name [...]
Posted on 22 August 2007
Failure is a reality of life for all of us. None of us achieve what we want all the time. Expert leaders do not have less failure than entry-level leaders. Expert leaders simply have a better-built “Failure Factory.”
This Failure Factory is not the production line; failure is a given in life and is produced just [...]