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The Dangers of Being Different
Two interesting observations about humans: 1. If you are a few steps in front of the crowd, you are a leader. If you are miles…
October 27, 2009
“…We never know what moment our lives will be judged on.”
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the U.S. Airways pilot who successfully “landed” an Airbus in the Hudson River, has a memoir due out in October 2009.…
October 22, 2009
Don’t Believe Everything You Read… Part 3
Americans devour polls. We just love to know what everybody else is thinking. We give weight and credibility to poll results, especially when they are…
October 21, 2009
Candor: How Little We Get, How Much We Need It
We recently transferred a Team Member to a less-demanding position because, while he/she had terrific talents in many areas, this TM needed to work on…
October 19, 2009
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
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
Criticism: Friend or Foe?
If we choose to regard anything less than praise as an attack, then we cease to hear anything useful a critic may have to say.…
September 24, 2009
Just Deal With It: Getting in Touch With Your Survival Instinct
(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) Craig Fugate, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a man who evidently believes in speaking…
September 11, 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