The following acronym details concisely the abilities and characteristics of a great leader: L=Look and listen. Creating a vision based on the needs and responses of your group.E=Empowerment. Motivating yourself and your team.A=Awareness. Knowing what you want out of a situation as well as what others want.D=Doing. Being action-oriented as a role model.E=Emotional freedom and […]
Category: Learning
What Ever Happened to It’s A Wonderful Life? by Kent Hickman, finance professor at Gonzaga University. “In It’s A Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart runs the family savings and loan business. His financial institution made money the old fashioned way by paying depositors interest and lending the money out at a higher rate. For example, by […]
In concert with the practice of yearly goal setting, at the beginning and end of each year, I try to take a step back and reevaluate my reading and learning aspirations. Inspired by my cousin and brother-in-law who are avid readers, I have compiled my 2009 reading list and posted it here. Soon to be […]
Recently, here in Seattle, I had the opportunity to sit and listen to Dan Pink in person talk about his new book Drive. Key takeaway? There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does:– Incentives work but only in a narrow slice of circumstances (motor work)– “If then” rewards, destroy creativity– The […]
An excellent article on learning in the digital age, written by John Seely Brown (commonly known as JSB), the independent co-chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge. As an Edge Fellow and having worked at the Center for the Edge, I can attest to JSB’s brilliance and passion for learning. He is a true […]
Over the years, I have come upon several books that do a great job of teaching the elegance of good visual display or just good design. There are multiple purposes to design – for example, you could be trying to design a compelling website, express quantitative data in easy to understand graphs or to design […]
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