As I write this, Nelson Mandela is in frail health but still with us. No, let me correct that, Nelson Mandela will always be with us. Rather than try to summarise the achievements of this stellar leader, here are some key links for you. I’ll then share...
When I spotlighted Joi Ito of MIT’s Media Lab, it was because I felt he was having a positive influence. Hmmm. Influence — an interesting word, no? It’s used in a lot of ways and often affiliated with the word power. For example: (1) A couple of...
People think differently. But how is it that entrepreneurs think differently? For, if we totally understood that — and could teach the approach — we should be able to develop more entrepreneurs. Here’s an ultra-quick briefing on what we know....
More than seven years ago, Peter Senge alerted us to the need for more learning organisations. To my mind, that need has grown enormously. Yet, the number one limitation I find to organisations becoming better at learning is that their leaders are not very adept at...
Waze has been around since 2008, but it became a news headline this week when rumours circulated that it may soon be acquired by Facebook for $1 billion [here’s one news story; there are many]. In a happy coincidence, the founder of Waze, Uri Levine, happened to...
By Deb Mills-Scofield The lack of civility, the entitlement and coddling in the workplace today is astounding; and it’s not Millennials: it’s older Gen-Ys and Baby Boomers. My adage is “When did the Golden Rule become the exception?” because it sure seems like...
