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Share Just finished Jim Collins’ latest work, Great by Choice. Astounding! I love his work, and this is sure to engage you as well. I just finished the audiobook version, and his narration is the best of any business book I’ve listened to. The book challenges assumptions about how great companies operate in chaos. What he [Continue reading Great by Choice] 
Share (Photo by Charles Gupton) I am constantly humbled by the energy, passion, and drive that people with ideas can muster. I saw half-baked ideas turned into viable concepts in a matter of seven weeks, with the final being a 10-minute venture pitch to judges and fellow classmates. I just finished teaching an entrepreneurship course [Continue reading Mentors Contribute to Entrepreneurial Success] 
Share (image by Seth1492) In working with PeopleFit, one of my clients, I have come to learn about Requisite Organization, a body of knowledge that every manager needs to know about. The basics of Requisite Organization (RO): Work occurs in distinct layers of complexity. The capacity of people to deal with complexity can also be [Continue reading Innovation requires capability above role] 
Share I was thinking about the state of American business owners yesterday and came to the conclusion that there is a general paradigm that business owners seem to have fallen into that I call the 50 x 5 Trap.
Here it is:
We work 50 hours per week For 50 weeks a year For [Continue reading Escaping the 50 x 5 Trap] 
Share BHAGs. Sounds nasty. But it’s a great way to get your thinking out of yourself and into a compelling vision. Jim Collins talked about Big Hairy Audacious Goals in his book Good to Great. This can also be part or all of your vision for your life and company. Here is a great slide show [Continue reading BHAGs: Big, Hairy Audacious Goals] |
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