The Flying Handshake

I met a guy named Marcus who was based in Germany and ran an…
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Have a Memory of the Game Before it Even Starts

Wayne Rooney is widely regarded as an astonishing soccer player…
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The Gap Between Knowing and Doing

Yes, but what’s remarkable is that he is doing it. He is actually…
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The Wobegon Effect

80% of CEOs think their company makes a killer product. 8% of their customers agree. Your awesomeness is good. But humility will help.
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Can't hurt to ask

Recently Annie (then 6, now 7) and I were at the store picking…
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Taking the long view

In October of 2003 in Atlanta at a global company meeting, as…
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Blue Monkey 22

As a family we ski quite a bit in the winter. We're about two…
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Start with Shared Values

If you work in a big company, with people around the world operating…
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Think before you drop in

True story: a couple of years ago a friend came over to visit…
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The risk is in your head

Our twelve year old son walked into the lunchroom at Sugarloaf…
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Keys to effective swift-starting teams

Next time you're standing at the gate waiting to get on a flight…
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What do you do when predictions fail?

The Mayan weren't the only ones to predict the end of the world.…
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Changing behavior is the new killer app

Innovation is implementing something new, which is realized by…
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No one can innovate alone

Think of some of the most iconic ancient innovations: the wheel,…
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What it really takes

Imagine a race in which you don't know what you will have to…
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Insourcing Innovation

GE is in the process of overhauling design of their signature…
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Adequate Performance Gets a Generous Severance Package

"There is no policy requiring clothing, but no one comes to work…
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Only Do What Only You Can Do

Your focus needs more focus - Mr. Han Part of what makes us feel…
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Integrate the Human Factor in Your Work

The profession of radiology has been progressing over the past…
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Create Value Before You Create Risk

It can be an exciting time when we decide to initiate a project,…
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