Monthly Archives: September 2009
Marc Kielburger, Me to We
In my twenties in particular, I remember thinking to myself: If only I was a little older, wiser, better connected … then, then I could really do something that matters. In fact, most of us are pretty great at coming … Continue reading
What trumps innovation?
Follow Michael Bungay Stanier/@boxofcrayons on Twitter Awesomeness. Or so claims Umair Haque in this interesting piece, The Awesomeness Manifesto. A similar point is being made, if much more bluntly, by Hugh MacLeod in this rude-word-included cartoon. I like the stand … Continue reading
How to Get Unstuck
Today’s a big day for Box of Crayons. Four years ago – 2005 – we launched our first ever product, my book Get Unstuck & Get Going. It was a success – it won prizes and got nice things said … Continue reading
“You don’t learn by your mistakes…” (Great Work quote)
“That is a really depressing question. I have made so many mistakes, and such really stupid ones, I would start blubbing away if I could remember even half of them. But do not dwell on cock-ups, I say. You don’t … Continue reading
James Huffines, Overcoming Resistance to Change
James Huffines is the Chairman of the central and south Texas district of the PlainsCapital bank in Austin, as well as being an SVP of the Plains Capital Corporation. In other words, James Huffines is a senior and experienced leader … Continue reading
