This article was originally published on February 25th, 2009. There are more and more ronin about as the workplace continues to change. Based on the title, it would be easy to mistake this book for a treatise on wandering samurai warriors. What Beverly Potter has done instead, is use the idea of the ronin, or wandering knights of medieval Japan, as a metaphor to describe the role of today’s independent professional in the changing economy. Similar to Dan Pink’s ideas in Free Agent Nation, and my idea of the New Entrepreneur, Beverly writes that the fundamental structure of the economy is shifting, and she submits that the “ronin” of the … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Mash-Up – Re-Framing for Proper Perspective
When recording an album, the last step in the process is called audio mastering. You send your tracks to someone who has an expert ear and who applies things like "compression", "normalization", and "equalization" to make your music sound crisp. It's the final bit of polish that makes what you hear on a CD sound different (better) than what you record on your iPhone. I was thinking about that process as I get ready to launch my new podcast: Beer, Beats, and Business. I'm recording and producing it on my own, and while I have gotten some great help from friends who are podcasters, the finished result isn't going to sound like it's on … [Read more...]
The Power of Full Engagement – Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
This article was originally published on April 26th, 2010. How are you at managing your energy? Big Thought Energy is the fundamental currency of high performance. The source of personal and professional success is learning to effectively manage your energy, not your time. [Tweet "The source of personal and professional success is learning to effectively manage your energy"] Ideas, Implications, and Questions 4 Principles of Full Engagement: Full engagement requires drawing on four separate but related sources of energy: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Because energy capacity diminishes both with overuse and with … [Read more...]
Presidential Success Idea
How – Doy Seidman
This article was originally published on July 7th, 2007. I'm more and more convinced that we need to start connecting the reasons for what we do with what we actually do - in business, leadership, and life. I love the random ways books come into my life – especially the ones that I normally would have never picked off of a shelf. I picked up How outside of a bookstore that was giving its advance copies away for free. It sat on my night stand for a year before I picked it up and started reading it – at the exact perfect time to do so. You gotta love syncronicity. In How, Dov explores the power of what I would call organizational … [Read more...]
The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
To paraphrase the quote, the secret to happiness and success lies in developing good habits and then letting them be your master. But the question that has come after that for millennia continues to avoid an easy answer: How do you create those good habits in the first place? And what if you have bad habits? How do you get rid of those? The Power of Habit provides an interesting overview of what research has shown us so far. It peels back some of the layers in the human decision-making process, and while it doesn't have as many answers as the title might imply, it's a useful guide along the path. Big Thought "Habits can be changed, … [Read more...]
Laughter is the Key to a Successful Day!
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