By J. William DeMarco Over the years I have come to recognize there are really two basic types of leaders. Those that are about "personal power" and those that are motivated by the "greater good." Of course, we are all human...and probably slide on the scale of personal power and greater good more than we …
13 Simple Ways To Increase Your Leadership by Scott Williams
view original / bigisthenewsmall.com Leadership is about growth and increase. Growing and developing as a leader is of high importance; however it doesn’t have to be as difficult as we often make it out to be. Below are 13 Simple Ways To Increase Your Leadership 1. Read – Books, Blogs… 2. Find a Mentor – Find someone that you trust, …
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How to Spot the Future by Thomas Goetz
view original / m.wired.com / Thirty years ago, when John Naisbitt was writing Megatrends, his prescient vision of America’s future, he used a simple yet powerful tool to spot new ideas that were bubbling in the zeitgeist: the newspaper. He didn’t just read it, though. He took out a ruler and measured it. The more …
The Simplicity Thesis by Aaron Levie
view original / fastcompany.com / AARON LEVIE A fascinating trend is consuming Silicon Valley and beginning to eat away at rest of the world:the radical simplification of everything. Want to spot the next great technology or business opportunity? Just look for any market that lacks a minimally complex solution to a sufficiently large problem. Take book publishing, for instance. Or …
How to Be a Horrible Boss by Diego Basch
view original / diegobasch.com / Diego Basch I've been working in the tech sector for over two decades now. That means I've had more bosses than I can remember. The ones who left an indelible impression in my brain were in the extremes: either great or horrible. There are many books written about how to be a great …
The Innovation Equation: (C + Ap + Im) = In
By J. William DeMarco Innovation = Curiosity + Appreciation + Imagination Came across this equation a good while ago... placed it on a 3x5 card and reflect on it often--probably deserves some deeper thought. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” - Steve Jobs Curiosity is an emotion related to natural inquisitive behavior such …
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Turning Strategic Ambiguity into Strategic Clarity
View original / by Deloitte? By leveraging the planning and performance management cycles as well as analytical capabilities, CFOs can minimize strategic ambiguity and establish strategic clarity for the organization and its stakeholders. In battle, strategic ambiguity can sometimes lead to disastrous results. At Gettysburg, for example, on the first day of the epic Civil …
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Military Airships: Hot Air or Soaring Promise? By David Axe
View original / David Axe / defense.aol.com The past decade has seen an unlikely revival of a long-grounded technology. Military airships, last operational with the U.S. Navy in the 1960s, took back to the skies, propelled by soaring demand for long-endurance, low-cost aerial surveillance in Iraq and Afghanistan. Per flight hour, an airship costs a …
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14 Lessons From Benjamin Franklin About Getting What You Want In Life
View Original / by Thea Easterby / Business Insider Benjamin Franklin was a man of action. Over his lifetime, his curiosity and passion fueled a diverse range of interests. He was a writer (often using a pseudonym), publisher, diplomat, inventor and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His inventions included the lightning …
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Dropping Keys?
Talk about one or maybe three off... listening to a podcast in the gym this morning and the speaker mentioned the Persian Poem and Poet below... loved it! And Googleing the poem... I came across the Chris Guillebeau's blog..."The Art of Nonconformity" looks great! Exactly what came to mind on hearing the poem...but know I …
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