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Recognition & Lists – Do they matter?

Today, on this Monday, it took four minutes to take a deep breath, brush teeth, grab the java, and immerse into the Internet. The email on top of the list …

What Jack Dorsey Can Teach You

Each of us comes from somewhere. For Jack Dorsey, he used to walk around his home city of St. Louis. That led to him collecting maps so he could visually …

Can Mayer Save Yahoo and How?

Today, BusinessWeek ran a front cover story on Marisa Mayer’s leadership of Yahoo, asking what seems like a 10-year old question, ‘can it be saved?’ Having grown up in Silicon …

Having a Body Double & So On

Hey there, and happy summer. I've been abnormally quiet on the writing front, for a variety of reasons. Certainly, speaking has been incredibly demanding, yet rewarding. I was touched by …

Thin Ties to Companies, Thick Ties in Other Places?

An article in the NACD (national association of corporate director newsletter) pointed out that more companies are turning to temporary workers ... "From Wal-Mart to General Motors to PepsiCo., companies …

The missed opportunity is to deny new voices

Earlier today, I was on Twitter sharing some new news around corporate governance, and several people have been writing emails asking why it matters. They argue that Citi is just …

The Myth of Average Denies Onlyness

Many years ago, the AirForce was designing the cockpit for "the average" pilot. As they rolled out better and better technology, performance was not improving. First they blamed the technology, …

Putting the Power of Connection to Work

Through onlyness, we celebrate that which only we can bring to a situation. And while it is the starting point of how extraordinary value gets created, it is not the …