Asked by a friend how to think about networking, I advised: There are least five possibilities for each networking moment and it is not always clear which one will result: Learning the landscape (where opportunities will lie, trends that generate opportunities) Obtaining access to someone in their rolodex (now that they know what you are […]
Monday, March 7, 2011
Most entrepreneurs are proud of decision-making by intuition. Some are more “plan-ful” than others. It gave me to wondering how to think about this. Jonah Lehrer’s book: “How We Decide” is a great read. It reinforces the idea that intuition is often based on real data available only in our subconscious. We over-think and go […]
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Job Interview Past blogs have focused on experiences that provide insights into leadership. This one is about a job-seeker who demonstrated both being authentic and being “good on his feet (one of the archetypal shaping experiences in my book).” Interviewing for a position in an operating company with the CFO, the job-seeker knew that two […]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Comments Off on The Vision Thing Matters Even More Now
Again, I always look forward to visiting with Jim Blasingame on small business advocate. The Vision Thing is a second topic for August 25, 2010. The Vision Thing What makes people look forward to coming to work? What makes them sacrifice during hard times for the enterprise? Why do people flock to such an organization? […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Friday, April 29, 2011
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