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Just Enough Cook
Leadership May 8, 2018

Just Enough Cook

Steve Jobs was a virtuoso. Using technology and design, he changed the way we think about computers, phones, music, and movies. Tim Cook, by contrast, comes[...]
Jeremy Lott
More Manager, Less Micro
Leadership May 8, 2018

More Manager, Less Micro

“How’s it going?” The query sounds warm and innocuous enough coming from a friend or sibling. But to an early-career employee the boss[...]
davidmark
A Culture of Rising to the Challenge
Leadership May 1, 2018

A Culture of Rising to the Challenge

Building an internal culture that loves a challenge is not just a good thing for businesses to do. It is actually essential if that company is going to grow.[...]
Pratik Dholakiya
4 Steps to Foster Creativity
Leadership May 1, 2018

4 Steps to Foster Creativity

Creativity is not some remote and solitary island. Each day, from the studios of legendary visual effects outfit Industrial Light & Magic to the conference[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Thank God It’s… Thursday?
Leadership April 24, 2018

Thank God It’s… Thursday?

The best and most creative thinking and problem-solving can only take place during uninterrupted periods of time. You know it and so do your colleagues. Which[...]
RiShawn Biddle
The Power of Productive Thinking
Leadership April 24, 2018

The Power of Productive Thinking

Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Workweek is an enormously popular book, selling more than 1.35 million copies since its 2007 release. But that doesn’t mean its[...]
Andrea Williams
The Magic of an Outside Perspective
Leadership April 17, 2018

The Magic of an Outside Perspective

Personal growth comes from self-awareness, and the practice of journaling is a phenomenal way to start that process with regular reflection—as long as your[...]
johnmeese
Hit the Ground Writing
Leadership April 17, 2018

Hit the Ground Writing

I started journaling a little over a year ago. It has become a regular part of my morning ritual. It has helped me clarify my thinking, process my feelings,[...]
Michael Hyatt
Journaling for Self-Awareness
Leadership April 17, 2018

Journaling for Self-Awareness

Charley Kempthorne has been keeping a journal for more than 50 years. Every morning before the sun is in the sky, the professor-turned-painter carefully types[...]
tashaeurich
Cornering the Paper Tiger
Leadership April 10, 2018

Cornering the Paper Tiger

Studying the history of paper, as I did while writing the book Paper: Paging Through History, exposes a number of misconceptions. The most important of which[...]
markkurlansky
Moleskine Mania
Leadership April 10, 2018

Moleskine Mania

If you ever attend Milan’s Design Week—a sweeping furniture fair, art festival, and Prosecco-soaked party that takes over Italy’s financial capital each[...]
davidsax
The Science of Putting Pen to Paper
Leadership April 10, 2018

The Science of Putting Pen to Paper

One of my earliest memories involves a handwriting struggle. My class had been tasked with writing stories. I love stories. My masterpiece, about accidentally[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Look for the Good Apples
Leadership April 3, 2018

Look for the Good Apples

When the conversation turned to his status as the first American to hold the much-coveted WBC World Heavyweight Championship belt in eight years, no one[...]
shawnmacomber
What Great Leadership Looks Like
Leadership April 3, 2018

What Great Leadership Looks Like

Whenever I have the opportunity to speak in front of a group of leaders, I often ask them to recall the greatest leaders they’ve ever worked with. I love not[...]
danielharkavy
More is Caught than Taught
Leadership April 3, 2018

More is Caught than Taught

Lieutenant Norman Dike froze in the face of fire. Dike led Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, during the wintery attack on the Nazi-occupied town of Foy,[...]
marcusbrotherton
What Does “Character” Even Mean?
Leadership March 27, 2018

What Does “Character” Even Mean?

Consider some famous names from the business world in recent years. Bernie Madoff. Ken Lay. Bernie Ebbers. What do they all have in common? One thing is that[...]
christianbmiller
Guarding Our Integrity
Leadership March 27, 2018

Guarding Our Integrity

“I knew it was a fake check,” she said. “But if I didn’t come up with the money, we were going to lose our car.” In more than two decades in law[...]
jeremyjesenovec
When Nobody’s Looking
Leadership March 27, 2018

When Nobody’s Looking

Julius Caesar Watts memorably said that “character”—meaning good character—is about “doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.” Watts would[...]
Jeremy Lott
Automation for the People
Leadership March 20, 2018

Automation for the People

If you want to understand how hard it can be to automate, consider the many attempts to replace cashiers with self-checkout systems. To wit, CVS pharmacies[...]
Jeremy Lott
End Your Fear of Power Sharing
Leadership March 20, 2018

End Your Fear of Power Sharing

It started with my first day on the job. I’d just been named senior leader at a growing organization with a generously-sized staff. Yet there were problems,[...]
Larry Wilson
Go Viral, and Stay That Way
Leadership March 20, 2018

Go Viral, and Stay That Way

The question prodding us to increased productivity is almost never, “How do I fit more work into my day?” That question leads to productivity “hacks,”[...]
johnmeese