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The longterm impact of Steve Jobs?
May 7, 2015Much of my life for the past two decades has involved leaders and their personal and organizational storytelling. Consequently,...
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Heroes of modern leadership
May 1, 2015Every so often, probably a few times a year, I receive some sort of request to speak or write...
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Systems thinking, liberal arts education, and learning language
September 12, 2014Systems thinking seems to be crossing my path these days. Or, is it perhaps my current mindset that causes...
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Some life lessons from artistic pursuits
June 27, 2014Last week, I wrote of an example of deliberate practice from my past: studying theatre and performing with Bernard Uzan...
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Steve Jobs and the lessons of his early life experience
May 15, 2014In my coaching and teaching, I often speak of the general public’s misconception that people who emerge as world...
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A cable, a motherboard and a fence
May 8, 2014You may be wondering what this title is all about. What can these three items possibly have in common,...
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Steve Jobs and the “holy wars”
April 10, 2014When I read a recent headline in the Financial Times that proclaimed “Steve Jobs promised a ‘holy war’ on Google” it made...
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The power of simplicity
June 28, 2013“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” This was Albert Einstein’s first rule of work. It is a quote that I...
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Reflecting a bit more on managers and leaders
June 14, 2013Last week, I wrote of my intention to share some of the images I particularly like, metaphors that...
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Reflecting on the power of mythic stories and legends
March 8, 2013An early iPhone call: This week, I read a story in Fast Company about the first public phone call...