Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
We – you and me – sometimes draw a hard line in the sand.
Most of them, like what waves at the beach do to sandcastles, end up being washed away.
It’s a smarter practice to draw a soft line with a qualifiers – words like “unlikely,” “maybe,” and “probably” unless you’re willing to go to the mat for something.… Read the rest
“There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you’re going to be part of the problem.”
Eldridge Cleaver
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… Read the restIt happens.
You find what you think is the perfect co-founder, core team, spouse, or even executive coach and they say, “I may not be right for you.”
Successful match-making is part timing, part skills, experience and interests, and part karma.
The fact of that matter is that great combinations don’t just happen, they take work.
Take a review of famous co-founders for example: Jerry Yang and David Filo; Pierre Omidar and Jeffrey Skill; Bill Gates and Paul All; Evan Willams and Biz Stone; and Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.… Read the rest
Ask any priest, competitive athlete like Michael Jordan, or experienced traveler.
Rituals done with intent bring meaning to life.
They also work, doing things like boosting performance and making things go better.
Francesca Gino and Michael I. Norton noted in Scientific American that “investigations by psychologists have revealed intriguing new results demonstrating that rituals can have a causal impact on people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.… Read the rest
We’re all aware that we live in a land of chronic spin. Things aren’t just good, they’re “terrific.”
When it comes to hiring, it always pays to hire the person who will perform in the job, not the best boaster.
Here’s how:
Hiring candidates that perform, research at Google has reaffirmed, is best done through solid behaviorally-based interviewing.… Read the rest
