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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Guy Kawasaki, Alltop

Guy Kawasaki says he found fame 25 years ago when he became the public advocate for the Apple Mac… and he’s been coasting ever since. That’s a little disingenuous. Guy Kawasaki is a prolific author (his Art of the Start … Continue reading

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Three truths about coaching

I’ve just had an article published in TrainingZone.co.uk about three (not-what-you-were-expecting) truths about coaching in organizations. It’s a dilemma.  We all know coaching can be a useful intervention in organizational life, for the sake of both the individual and the … Continue reading

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“…prime it with a little solitude and idleness” (Great Work quote)

“I learned … that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into you slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little … Continue reading

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Forget keeping calm.

This is it. This is what you need to remember. Created, and shared under Creative Commons, by Matt Jones – http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackbeltjones/3365682994/

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The Great Work Movie

In the finest tradition of The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun and The 5.75 Questions You’ve Been Avoiding, I give you The Great Work Movie! (think ‘Mission Impossible’ meets ‘Mr Holland’s Opus’) As a bonus, at the end of the … Continue reading

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