“Oh, I’ll just shoot them an email” Ever thought, or said that? Chances are, you’re shooting yourself in the foot, particularly if you’re after information sharing, particularly if you need it now. Why? Because when you speak with someone, you want 100% of your personality to grab 100% of their attention. Right? Yes! Of course [...]
If you’ve experienced life in the city, you’ll have noticed that a large portion of street-sales are targeted at looking after everyone else. They call on our inner philanthropist to reach out to people you don’t know and may never meet – a noble deed, for sure. But now I ask you: How does your [...]
Lets take two conversations about sports, lead by two separate people. The first plays the same sport on weekends and is a lover of fitness in general. He describes sport as an art, speaking of the painful moments where he faces breaking down behind his personal boundaries, the hours upon hours of teamwork drills to [...]
There are a million ideas just floating around, created by visionaries. These ideas are theirs, but nothing will ever come from them, ever. This is because it’s not enough to have ideas. Ideas are precious, but only if implemented. The visionary dreams up the future. The Visionary+ burns candles, networks furiously, documents, refines, motivates and [...]
I put to you that the key to 99% the market leaders’ success in their industry is innovation. The key to innovation’s success is that it’s incremental. It’s the difference between telephone and voicemail; it’s a logical step forward, in retrospect. And that is the key. Why? Because stepping forward from existing products limits the [...]
Chances are, if you’re not too keen on fashion, you may have one or two outfits, and that’s it. It’s a perfectly reasonable expectation, as it’s not exactly stressed upon you that the clothing you wear will make or break your success in leadership. And that’s a shame, because over 50% of what people notice [...]
What makes a leader? Is he the guy that jumps out in front of the mass of soldiers, and yells “Chaaarge!” Is she the businesswoman who marches into a meeting with substantially new ways of running the business? Is she the manager who buys all of her team dinner after a stressful day at the [...]
To train is to read the books, or to take the course. To invest is to question the teaching, apply it to your personal history, and work to improve on it. To adopt a new system is to change software, hardware, and how people interact with them. To invest is to inspire staff to move [...]
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