Most people have loads of misguided ideas about stress. Most people believe that if you are actively engaged with life, stress is inevitable. Most people think “life is tough and…
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This week I’m thinking about the incredible power of a distinction almost nobody understands. It’s about the crucial difference between creating a future versus living in a default future. Sure, companies…
The epic Seth Godin, a marketing mastermind, just posted this: “If you hesitate to map out your future, to make a big plan or to set a goal, you’ve just gone ahead…
One of the most destructive behaviors I see in companies is the “I’m superior” behavior. Also disguised as the “I’m better then you”, “I know better then you”, “I have…
“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson This week starts for me overlooking the Leidseplein in Amsterdam from my hotel room. As…
“Most of what we call management consists of making it hard for people to work” — Peter Drucker Peter Drucker is considered to be the most influential management thinker of…
Crossing the bridge from being an employee to being a true leader is the willingness to put the dead rat on the table and then own that dead rat. Even…
When the Avengers, a team of superheroes, protect the earth against another alien invader they work like a team, a super team. Meaning, they all use their own unique superpowers…
“You can’t shrink your way to greatness” — Tom Peters I love what Tom Peters said. Yet, when I look around me I see a lot of organizations trying to do exactly that. The…
“No one can make you feel inferior without your own consent” – Eleanor Roosevelt Some time ago I was listening to a TEDx speech by Jason Fried the CEO of 37…
