Benjamin Zander is an incredible conductor, teacher and speaker. He believes strongly in the Art of Possibility, which is the subject of a book he co-wrote with his wife. Towards the end of a talk on music and passion at TED2008 (around the 17 minute mark in the video), he asks the audience “How would » Read More
There is an intrinsic reward that is received by the giver. We all know this is true. When you help someone who can’t possibly repay you, an immeasurable benefit, almost a force, provides benefit back to you. It may not come at the same time or in a specific sequence. Sometimes your good fortune or » Read More
Great leaders invest in people. Investing in others creates margin and return. We know the intrinsic benefit of helping someone who can’t help us back. Some call it serendipity, some call it luck and others call it divine intervention, but there is an equilibrium that occurs. Investors create an asset, an account receivable, by putting » Read More
Nothing puts air in our sails like a noble purpose. But many of us work for businesses where our focus is to simply outperform last quarter. If you can’t manage your purpose, you can still inspire your co-workers. When you bring the best of who you are to the job or the project or the » Read More
In Patrick Lencioni’s book, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job, he asserted that employees wanted to know their work was meaningful. He called the sign Irrelevance. People want to know that their work is important. But, more than that, they also need to know how it’s important and to whom. How does their contribution » Read More
Are you a producer or a consumer? Do you evaluate your own output? You can read much today about your personal brand. It’s no accident. The Internet, rather than revolutionizing marketing, is institutionalizing it. Not only must we market our companies and our products or services, we are each individually something that must be represented, » Read More
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