Monthly Archives: August 2009
“It takes courage to…” (Great Work quote)
It takes courage to lead a life. Any life. ~ Erica Jong Do you think this is true? It rings true to me, but I think it’s worth pausing and not dismissing it as one of those quick and glib … Continue reading
Brilliance is…
Follow Michael Bungay Stanier on Twitter “Some years ago I spent a week giving an in-house program design course at a manufacturing company in the mid-west of the United States. On the Friday afternoon it was all over. The DP … Continue reading
“There are massive returns to doggedness” (Great Work quote)
You’ll know Dan Pink through his cool books Free Agent Nation and A Whole New Mind. Here he is giving a commencement speech (and drawing on his most recent book, the manga style The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last … Continue reading
Arlene Dickinson, The Dragons’ Den
Arlene Dickinson is founder and CEO of Venture Communications, a marketing and communications company. She’s in the public eye here in Canada as one of the Dragons on Dragons’ Den, a show on national television where budding entrepreneurs come forward … Continue reading
Jody Thompson, Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It
Jody Thompson is one half of a dynamic duo with her partner Cali Ressler. They are trying to change the way work is done in organizations. They are behind the concept of ROWE – Results Only Work Environment – something … Continue reading
