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I have a question for you. Around 15:30 of my interview with Patrick Lencioni, Pat dives into a discussion of how strong leaders are a comfortable balance of ego and humility. Easier said, than done, he’s quick to admit, but an important balance to strike none-the-less. My question was around entrepreneurs – people who have [...]
Posted in Leadership, team growth | Leave a commentNearly two and a half years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a taping of The Martha Stewart Show while on a trip to New York. I had attended TV tapings before, and knew what to expect, but I was curious to see how the purportedly well oiled Martha machine would run in a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentThank you to all of you who voted in our second Reader’s Choice poll! It was a close race, but out of the four choices, Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur by Ryan Blair was the winner! Look for the summary on September 27th. In the [...]
Posted in Reader's Choice | Leave a commentLast month you helped us choose Socialnomics by Erik Qualman as the book you’d like to see us summarize. Your wish is our command, and Actionable will summarize that book on Tuesday, August 30, 2011! Now we’re enlisting your help once more! Below is four more book selections. After reading the brief description of each [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 CommentHere’s my theory on life: We’re dealing with one massive puzzle. The puzzle has no “flat edged pieces” to start with, so you’re basically stuck starting from the pieces you’re born with; the pieces you have in front of you. As you go out into the world, diving deep into conversation, experience, and greater learning, [...]
Posted in clarity, Professional Maturity | Leave a commentWe’re going through a fairly aggressive growth phase at Actionable, including the recent hire of two new team members. Hiring for a virtually based company has its own set of considerations, including how well the individuals can work in isolation, how strong their communication skills are, and whether they’re naturally inclined to take ownership over [...]
Posted in focus, Intelligent Planning, Professional Maturity, seeking change, team growth | 1 CommentIf you get a chance to watch this week’s interview with Gary Vaynerchuk, I highly recommend investing the 20 minutes. In addition to his usual engaging personality, he talks about his personal plan to move beyond social media into new product creation; taking what he’s learned from his time in social and applying it to [...]
Posted in Leadership, Professional Maturity, seeking change, strategy | Tagged expertise, Gary vaynerchuk, opportunity | Leave a commentAs I was polishing off Roger Martin’s latest, Fixing the Game this week, I commented to a peer that Martin’s new book was very “Gladwellian,” meaning that I thought it was well written, told a great story, and bridged the gap between the business and pop culture world. It’s got to be a testament to [...]
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