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A great insight from Seth Godin When you create something new, art, a company, a product. Do not focus on the failure or the goals, but instead focus on what is it for? and try many things to make it do, what it is for. NB: Seth explains it so much better on this interview Read more...
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The word honest cannot be used meaningfully in any conversation, it carries too many implication and unsaid. Dishonest people are in jail. Try to use candor instead. I founded it fluffy initially but the more I use it the more I’m converted. Candor is a great alternative to honesty in any conversation. Try it Read more...
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In ski jumping, the winner is the one that can lean forward the most. But if you lean forward too much, you fall on your face. I can picture this as a good metaphor for business. Leaning forward is an act of courage. What about leaning backward? Leaning backward is about not taking risks, but if you lean backward too much you fall too. I prefer to lean forward and see the goal and take the risks instead of leaning backward hoping a chair is there. Read more...
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A great video with powerful insights. My first insight is (paraphrasing): “it might not work” triggers our hard-wired fears for survival. Fear is needed for survival, when a projectile is coming our way, you want to raise your arms immediately, not to think about it. But we are not fighting for survival when we do a public speech. Nor to colleagues or even to your kid’s classroom (scary!). Is this cases, fear is invented, fear is a blocker to let creativity flow. Read more...
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This post is unfinished, and I hope that you, the reader, will add some comments and ideas. NB: I am no accountant :) Most companies will tell you that their greatest assets are the people, but when you read a financial report, people are not of any value. There is an issue with quantifying people. Some standard excuses are that people come and go, but other assets do the same, any current asset can be converted in money in less than a year (in theory). Read more...
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I recently watched a TEDx pitch (see below) by Josh Kaufman. Really insightful Read more...
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Exercise everyday looking the persons you speak with in the eyes. It is not so, easy, try Read more...
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How is your company, structure, and team prepared for when things go wrong? Make sure your team is able to react, take initiative and solve without you. That is success! Read more...
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Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit - and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. Read more...
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Small gestures are small in name and effort, but the result is significant. There is a bonus: the more small gestures you do, the more impact you have and get. Saying hello, to everyone you see, every morning, will not require much energy but will impact positively many. When the morning has been hard, the alarm not working, the train late, the boss upset, the bills in the mail, do we need even a small dose of positive. Read more...