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Good Intentions Are Not Enough
We have good hearts and we want to help. Unfortunately, at times our attempts to help, our interventions, can be ineffective and even backfire. Situations…
October 7, 2009
PopCap: Perfectionism = Gridlock
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) So I was standing in line the other day watching one of those ubiquitous TVs that are supposed to make…
October 2, 2009
Life Is How You Look At It, Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone: Your Choice
“One of the reasons I think I’ve placed a high value on life is that my father took his.” This is how Captain Chesley “Sully”…
September 30, 2009
“Set big goals and own the responsibility for meeting them”
Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach for America, the company that recruits for difficult teaching positions in urban and rural schools, was recently interviewed by The…
September 29, 2009
PopCap: The Stupid Pursuit of Hyper “Safety,” or What Happens When Chicken Little Is In Charge
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) While I always fasten my safety belt, I understand that life has risks and comes without guarantees. I understand that…
September 25, 2009
Why Do Some Succeed?
Why do some succeed, often spectacularly so, and others merely survive? What human trait is the best predictor of success? Which human trait should we…
September 8, 2009
(3 of 3) Empowerment
Empowerment is a nice-sounding word that has been used a lot in recent decades. But what does it mean? Particularly in the context of the…
September 2, 2009
DNA Evidence Foolproof? NOT!
One of my pet peeves is our willingness to accept information offered up as solid fact without giving it a good smell test, without subjecting…
August 31, 2009
(1 of 3) Empowerment Revisited
In business, empowerment is “a broad delegation of authority and commensurate responsibility to positions and persons that traditionally have not enjoyed such latitude of action.”…
August 19, 2009
Best Advice I Ever Received: Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, Retired Four-Star General
An ambitious new second lieutenant approached an old general at the bar of the officers’ club (one of the few opportunities to jump rank) and…
August 6, 2009
Pay Attention: You Already May Have Everything You Truly Want
Ah, the Rat Race. Most of us get up every morning and run it as hard as we can. Pushing ourselves to excel, to achieve…
July 29, 2009