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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Grahame Maher, CEO Vodafone Qatar

I’m Australian, and Australians seem to be wanderers.  Maybe it’s because we suffer from a “tyranny of distance” – which means that when we do travel, we don’t just do it for a week or two, we do it for … Continue reading

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Pixar = Great Work. DreamWorks = not so much

Follow Michael Bungay Stanier/@boxofcrayons on Twitter I found the following here, and I wish I knew who to credit: It’s brilliant. Pixar stretching for what’s new vs. Dreamworks on the production line. Great Work vs. Good Work.

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Last day to pick up eBook *12 Best Unstuck Questions…*

Follow Michael Bungay Stanier/@boxofcrayons on Twitter We’re launching the second edition of my first book, Get Unstuck & Get Going on the stuff that matters in a little while. The first one was pretty awesome.  It combines my knowlege about … Continue reading

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” We relish news of our heroes, forgetting…” (Great Work quote)

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too. ~ Helen Hayes I’m a big big fan of identifying your heroes. They’re often a terrific clue as to what Great Work might be for you, … Continue reading

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Keith Lippert, Vice Admiral (Retd), Communication and Change

Before becoming the Chief Strategy Officer for Accenture National Security Services, Keith Lippert spent thirty-eight years in the US Navy and rose to the rank of Vice Admiral. In his final posting, he was the Director of the Defense Logistics … Continue reading

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