Where is your team lacking in these areas?
--Karl Miller
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Method: The 6 Keys to Creating an Innovative Organization
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Six Ways to Refuel Your Energy Every Day
Which of these do you already do? What would you add?
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
How Would You Fix The Country?
What are your top 1-3 ideas to remedy problems you see?
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Envisioning Work Life Flexibility in 2020
Are you still in a "clock punch" work environment or a more flexible one?
What would you add to this list?
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Are Your Employees Thinking About Their Laundry Instead of Working?
No money for raises? Additional perks can be a motivational alternative.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Six Ingredients for a Good Life
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Ashamed to admit I considered it a waste of time.
I received a call to action today from our President Obama to call my congressman/woman to ask for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. I am ashamed to admit that although I am in support of repealing DADT, my first thought was "Why bother?" All my congressional representatives are Republicans and in this partisan, polarized country, my support of the DADT repeal will only fall on deaf ears. As with any other contact I've made to my GOP congressional reps, all I'll get in return is a form letter thanking me for sharing my feelings and spelling out in 2-3 paragraphs why they won't be voting to repeal DADT.
In the end, I decided to overcome my feeling of futility and make the call anyway. How can I complain silently and take no action? I'm fortunate to have been born in a territory of the U.S. and been granted citizenship at birth. I should not take my freedom for granted. I should use my freedom to take a stand against a policy that asks fellow U.S. citizens to hide who they are in order to serve and fight for the very freedom that enables me to be their advocate. If they can fight for me, if they can die for me, the least I can do is champion them by making what I now clearly see as a most worthwhile phone call.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The 90-Minute Solution: Live Like a Sprinter!
Heard of "ultradian rhythm"? Learn how making time for rest and renewal in your work day makes you more effective and efficient.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Untitled
http://bit.ly/eez10i How Willow Creek Is Leading Evangelicals by Learning From the Business World #leadership
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
NYTimes: Cleopatra’s Guide to Good Governance
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR: Cleopatra’s Guide to Good Governance The leadership advice Washington needs, from the life and experiences of Cleopatra VII. http://nyti.ms/gSnbKv
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
Engaged, Empowered Employees Increase The Bottom Line
And they are happier employees, too. What is your office culture: high or low trust? http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=533326217
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Why gratitude isn’t for wimps « Futurity.org
"Compared with those who dwell on daily hassles, people who take time instead to record their reasons for giving thanks exercise more regularly, complain of fewer illness symptoms, and feel better about their lives overall. They also feel more loving, forgiving, joyful, enthusiastic, and optimistic about their futures, while their family and friends report that they seem happier and are more pleasant to be around."
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Those Darn Teenagers
Are we paying attention to our next generation of customers?
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Is Customer Service the New Marketing?
Imagine your customer with a big HELP ME sign on their forehead. Oh, and everyone is your customer.
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Leadership Advice From Lady Gaga
Friday, November 19, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Social Business Takes a Human Touch, No Really
Good social media practice demands an understanding of human culture.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Nick Gilyard: The Future of Public Relations?
Nick is s student at my Alma Mater, WKU. I'm a proud graduate of its public relations, Spanish, and MBA Programs. Go Toppers!
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Friday, November 12, 2010
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Meet RockMelt, the Social Savvy Browser
Meet RockMelt, the Social Savvy Browser: http://on.mash.to/9DXbAZ
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Fueling Positive Emotions in a World Gone Mad
This is GREAT! Please take a brief moment to read it.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Livestrong Leverage: How the $50 Million Foundation Helped Texas Win $3 Billion in #Cancer Funding #philanthropy
Excerpt from the article: None of this, says Bonner, would have happened without Livestrong. "It's the most entrepreneurial nonprofit I know of," says Bonner. "There's never 'You can't do it that way' or It's never been done.' They just break new ground." The Senate finance committee chairman, who opposed the bond before Armstrong's testimony but then voted in its favor, put it another way. "I got run over by a bicycle," he said.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
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5 Lessons from Outgoing Microsoft Software Architect Ray Ozzie
My brother works for Microsoft and I'm a big fan (of my brother and Microsoft).
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
10 Leadership Principles We Learn From the Chilean Miners Rescue
A co-worker shared this with me and I just had to pass it along.
WHEN GOOD LEADERSHIP HAPPENS
(10 Leadership Principles We Learn From the Chilean Miners Rescue)
By John Hull, President EQUIP
Last night's dramatic conclusion of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped beneath the earth, for almost 70 days, captured the attention of the world with over 1 billion television viewers. What captured me beyond the joy of seeing these men rescued was the overwhelming and obvious success resulting from good leadership both in the mine and on the ground.
So here's what I learned watching good leadership happen near the Chilean mine shaft and rescue:
1. Good Leaders get organized on the front-end of a crisis. If you will look at the details of how the "lead miner" got his 32 followers organized into routines, regiments, etc., you will be blown away. He organized like Nehemiah did when he arrived in Jerusalem amidst the rubble. Likewise, on the ground, the president of Chile put together a coalition of Chileans along with fourteen other countries. Because both the miners and "the drillers" were organized, things flowed more smoothly from start to finish.
2. Good Leaders take risks in doing what is right in spite of personal, positional or political outcomes. The president of Chile, still in his first year of his term, was not that popular with the public, according to news reports. However, we are being told that from the moment he learned of the miners being trapped, he fully engaged and put all his focus on the crisis promising to spend whatever it took to free his fellow citizens.
3. Good Leaders surround themselves with a coalition of the best and brightest individuals in their fields of expertise. The president of Chile immediately engaged scientists and engineers from the mining industry and NASA. He brought in naval submarine experts, medical experts and mental health professionals. He sought their counsel and took their advice - and empowered them to fulfill the mission. The president demonstrated personal and professional security.
4. Good Leaders Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. If you follow the story of the rescue, communication was all over the place. The leader of the miners was communicating with his team and the rescuers on the ground. The leader of Chile was communicating with the rescuers and the general public. The press had access and communicated events to the world. There was communication of the "real-time" rescue with cameras and microphones in the cave. There was a communication plan to delay coverage of the rescue actions for about 30 seconds, so that if a tragedy occurred in the rescue, the cameras could be shut off to protect the public from seeing that kind of potential horror - which could traumatize the nation. Finally, not long after the last miner was rescued, the president communicated to the nation and the world the results.
5. Good Leaders promote an environment of creativity and ingenuity. The president set a tone and brought in a team which was mandated to get the job done. I saw no reports of what lawyers, environmentalists, or union leaders were saying. The president took a "whatever it takes" attitude, empowering his team to create, build, drill, test, retest, check, recheck, etc. The president gave them a job - and then gave them the freedom to do their job.
6. Good leaders pay attention to details. Reports coming in are telling us that just about every conceivable detail was covered by the rescue team. It spanned from who would be first to come up and who would be last, to concerns of panic attacks inside the capsule. They thought through who should be standing near the mine. They provided clean clothes and sunglasses to protect the miner's eyes. The overall health and welfare of the miners were of eminent importance. Inside the mine, the "lead miner" had detailed instructions within the mine as to food rations, cleanliness, water supplies, bathroom facilities, when lights would be on and when lights would be off (to maintain orientation of days and nights)...and on an on it goes.
7. Good Leaders think about the best case outcomes and worst case outcomes. The leaders who oversaw this rescue project had at least a half dozen or more contingency plans if the mission was flawed from the start or took a wrong direction as the rescue proceeded. Reports are coming out that the leaders laid out what could happen from the "best to worst" of a precarious, unprecedented situation.
8. Good Leaders stay close to the center of the crisis. Did you notice that the president of the country stayed near the drill hole opening for just about all the 24 hour period of the rescue? He stood there and then greeted each miner after they were initially checked out and unharnessed from the capsule. He was almost always there, standing near the very center-point of crisis and concern. Very impressive.
9. Good Leaders walk slowly through the crowd - and express their gratitude. John Maxwell, as you know, has taught this principle for years. If you watched the final miner being rescued (who was the "lead miner"), you noticed that while all the previous miners had greeted the president and then their families and then were put on stretchers for medical observation; the "lead miner" tarried after greeting and conversing with the president- and then greeted and thanked just about everyone around him. He was slow, deliberate and intentional. He may have had on sunglasses, but no one questioned his eye contact with them. Then, I found it amazing that he wasn't placed on a stretcher when he left the scene, he walked away under his own power! Cool.
10. Good Leaders Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate! Did you notice every time a miner was placed in the capsule, or released from the capsule - and even in the middle of the journey from the cave to the surface, there was emotional cheering and celebration! They would sing, chant, hug, laugh, and cry. They knew how to celebrate - and the president was right in the middle of the joy singing and chanting with everyone else.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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In 20 Years, We Will Need a Second Earth
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Nations With High Levels of Trust Do Better
Just read that nations with a high level of trust have higher income levels and more stable governments (Dr. Paul J. Zak in Fast Company) than nations with low trust levels. Made me wonder what happens when that trust begins to decrease/erode.
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#Running in mysterious neighborhoods
Hotel has no workout facility (my mistake for not checking). Ran in neighborhood around it. Was yelled at by a senior citizen and chased by 3 dogs! Are there no leash laws in this city? (No, not for the senior citizen.)
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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What a Doping Scandal Could Mean for Lance Armstrong, Livestrong, and Its Cancer Crusade
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Nail Your Elevator Pitch #Fundraising
This was written for startup entrepreneurs, but it is important for fundraisers too. HOW TO: Nail Your Elevator Pitch: http://bit.ly/bFURqd
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Life changes can make you happy
Life changes can make you happy
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Real Wealth Is Owning Your Time: 7 Trends to Watch, In An Age of Info Overload
What do you do with your time? How do you prioritize?
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Huffington Post: Robert Gates: Too Few Americans Bear The Burdens Of War
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Robert Gates: Too Few Americans Bear The Burdens Of War
DURHAM, N.C. â€Â" Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that most Americans have grown too detached from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and see...
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Time for a Reality Check (or Seriously, What Were They Thinking?)
Reality many times means we must face the world as it is and not as we wish it would be.
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Refugees United, The Social Network That's More Important Than Facebook, Goes Mobile
Helping refugees find loved ones around the world
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[UTEXAS: SUSPECTED SPAM] Umovement: A Wikipedia for Social Good #philanthropy #Fundraising
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Making America All It Can Be
OP-ED COLUMNIST: Too Many Hamburgers?"Studying China’s ability to invest for the future doesn’t make me feel we have thewrong system. It makes me feel that we are abusing ourright system. There is absolutely no reason our democracy should not be able to generate the kind of focus, legitimacy, unity and stick-to-it-iveness to do big things — democratically — that China does autocratically. We’ve done it before. But we’re not doing it now because too many of our poll-driven, toxically partisan, cable-TV-addicted, money-corrupted political class are more interested in what keeps them in power than what would again make America powerful, more interested in defeating each other than saving the country."- Friedman http://nyti.ms/di5Em7
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Would You Rather Be Right or Happy at Work? #leadership
Are we letting our ego and self motive get in the way?
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How Tech Has Helped NGO Causes Around The World #Fundraising #philanthropy
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Monday, September 20, 2010
Midterm campaign #fundraising on pace to set record
Thousands of charities, research centers, NGOs, and important causes around the world struggling to raise a few dollars to realize their visions. Yet, politicians are raising record-level cash during a recession. Isn't there something wrong here? Karl Midterm campaign fundraising on pace to set record
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Hospital chief leads by example to make her staff healthier #health #exercise
Hospital chief leads by example to make her staff healthier
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
New #UT Bevo apparel line #hookem #longhorns
Like it? Would you wear it? Will it be as popular as the traditional Longhorn logo?Karl Miller
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French quadruple amputee swims across English Channel
For those of us who say we CAN'T.
Karl French quadruple amputee swims across English Channel
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NYTimes: Just Manic Enough: Seeking Perfect Entrepreneurs
I've always had an interest in the characteristics that help us succeed; the whole "nature v. nurture" argument.
This speaks to some of that.
Want to know your thoughts.
Karl Just Manic Enough: Seeking Perfect Entrepreneurs Though they may have many quirks, intense leaders are a common thread in the world of entrepreneurship. http://nyti.ms/dtVoZi
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Social Good: Charity and Technology in the Online Universe #infographic #philanthropy #Fundraising
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
How Social Good Has Revolutionized #Philanthropy
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Why Social Media Is a Game-Changer for Causes
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How the Web Can be Harnessed for Social Good #philanthropy #Fundraising
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
#Power Is an Addictive Drug #leadership
"Power is addictive, in both a psychological and physical sense. The rush and excitement from being involved in important discussions with senior figures and the ego boost from having people at your beck and call are tough to lose, even if you voluntarily choose to retire or leave and even if you have more money than you could ever spend. In a power- and celebrity-obsessed culture, to be "out of power" is to be out of the limelight, away from the action, and almost invisible. It is a tough transition to make."
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#Power Is an Addictive Drug #leadership
"Power is addictive, in both a psychological and physical sense. The rush and excitement from being involved in important discussions with senior figures and the ego boost from having people at your beck and call are tough to lose, even if you voluntarily choose to retire or leave and even if you have more money than you could ever spend. In a power- and celebrity-obsessed culture, to be "out of power" is to be out of the limelight, away from the action, and almost invisible. It is a tough transition to make."
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5 Trends Shaping the Future of Social Good #Fundraising #highered
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Students Find $350 Million In Savings At Bloomberg, eBay, McDonald’s
Is your company looking for savings? They are in people, process, and systems.
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10 Ways to Start #Fundraising Online for Social Good
10 Ways to Start a Fund for Social Good Online: http://bit.ly/dtRNXg Are you using any of these? Others? What's your experience?
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Reading: The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media
Reading: The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media
Saturday, September 11, 2010
5 Ways to Revive Your Annual Fund #fundraising #highereddev
Given the popularity of social media and philanthropic initiatives such as Chase Community Giving,Pepsi Refresh Project,and Crowdrise,and the lack of public support for phone and mail solicitations, it's fair to say some of the old tried and true ways of fundraising are no longer sustainable. Giving needs to be fun, convenient, easy, and less intrusive to engage the next generation of annual donors. Here are five (and a few bonus ideas) ways to revive your annual fund: 1. Make it easy to give online or through mobile apps and texting. And make recognition instant. Put your giving buttons on every page of your website and make the giving form as simple as possible: name, address, email, cell phone, what area are you supporting, and how much are you giving. As soon as they "click" to make the gift, an email...or better yet, a text message...should arrive on their computer or phone thanking them for making the gift. Why should it take 24-48 hours to process a gift? Retailers don't take 24-48 hours to process my payments. 1a. Do you have a mobile app? If not, is your website mobile friendly? 2. Create a way for them to share with their Facebook and Twitter friends about the gift they just made. "I just made a gift to the College of Education and ask you join me in supporting their important work. Your gift of any amount can make a difference. And they make it fun and easy to give." 3. Provide donate buttons they can add to their webpages so their followers can make gifts to your cause. 4. Their names should immediately show up on your webpage list of annual fund donors under the giving range for their gift. Did this gift make them eligible to move from "Gold" level to "Platinum" level? Make sure their name shows up as a Platinum donor and that they receive another email or text message congratulating them on becoming your newest Platinum level donor. Provide a Facebook and Twitter button that enables them to share the fact they are now a Platinum donor with all their Facebook and Twitter friends and family. 5. Make it fun and competitive. Every gift they make makes them eligible for points or stamps. In the previous example, the new Platinum donor gets a Platinum donor stamp to add to her other stamps. These are added to her mobile app for your cause, or to her "My" page for your cause, or made available for her to add to her blog. The points go into her account and the donors with the most points get included in prize give-aways at the end of the year. They get their photos on your website with their bios and quotes about why they give to your cause...and how much they enjoy the experience. 5a. Points are earned not only for giving but also for volunteering (e.g., serving on the board or helping with an event), attending events, having others give through their giving buttons, posting videos and photos to your website or Facebook page, Tweeting about your cause (are you not monitoring Twitter for mentions of your cause?), etc. This is cost effective for us and less intrusive and more fun for donors. Get creative. Use technology. Borrow great ideas from successful efforts like the ones mentioned at the beginning of this post. Make it easy and make it fun. People are busy. It's not that they don't care. They just have a lot going on. If it's too labor intensive or takes too many steps, they won't take the time. And when they give, recognize them, brag on them, and thank them...at least 7 times (thanks, Jerry Panas): the instant thank you email or text, another email in two weeks, another email in 6 months, an email from someone who benefited from their gift, thank you on the recognition page of your website, a holiday card. What else can we do to make giving easy and fun? Happy Fundraising!
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Tips for being healthier, happier, more productive - The Energy Project
Great tips to make us more productive, healthy, and happy.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
12 Things Good Bosses Believe - Robert I. Sutton - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review
12 Things Good Bosses Believe - Robert I. Sutton - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review
Permission to Make Mistakes Usually Means Fewer of Them
Permission to Make Mistakes Usually Means Fewer of Them
Huffington Post: Income Inequality: 'The Most Profound Change In American Society In Your Lifetime'
Top 1% hold 24% of US wealth.
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Income Inequality: 'The Most Profound Change In American Society In Your Lifetime'
In 1915, a statistician at the University of Wisconsin named Willford I. King published The Wealth and Income of the People of the United States,...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Is Your Boss a Certified Brasshole? Take the BRASS Quiz
Are you brave enough to give this to your staff?
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Is Your Boss a Certified Brasshole? Take the BRASS Quiz
Are you brave enough to give this to your staff?
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Greatest Hits of TED Videos
Greatest Hits of TED Videos
Public workers given mental health training in #Austin #mentalhealth
Really pleased and proud to see this. Great initiative! Public workers given mental health training in Austin
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Monday, September 6, 2010
The End of Tenure?
From The New York Times: ESSAY: The End of Tenure? Two recent books resurrect the debate over universities and the supposedly pampered people who teach there. http://nyti.ms/cJ8Yjh What are your thoughts?
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Are You Working With Energizers or Rotten Apples?
Teams with just one "bad apple" can see a performance disadvantage of 30-40% when compared to teams without one.
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If we never make mistakes, we aren't working hard enough.
This is one of my management mantras.
How do you handle mistakes in your office?
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Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything
Passion, practice, persistence, commitment, sacrifice, and rest.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Solving the World's Toughest Problem: Turning Public Policy Into Private Action | Co.Design
We struggle with this in fundraising. How do we get people to take action by getting engaged in our cause and (later) making a gift? It always works best when the cause is already something they are passionate about; something that has affected them personally (or a good friend or family member). Trying to get people to care about something they feel no personal connection to is difficult to manufacture. And when you want it to be intrinsic (that's when the biggest gifts, the ultimate gifts get made), it's virtually impossible. Something has to make them care for them to have the motivation, the will to act on it in a significant way.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Attracting Smart People to Your Community Accelerates Entrepreneurship
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Our Problem is We Prioritize the Urgent Over the Important
President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "The urgent is seldom important and the important is seldom urgent." In one of my favorite books, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey, Covey writes about "Putting First Things First." He provides a quadrant where you can place activities based on Urgency and Importance. Covey affirms what Pres. Eisenhower said by showing that most highly important activities are rarely urgent. We have become a society of the "urgent." "Urgency" people are reactionary.We react to the emails, phone calls, and meetings. "Importance" people are proactive. They prioritize planning, "visioning", and goal setting. They understand sacrifice for long-term gain. We don't have the commitment, discipline, and willingness to be "importance" people. It takes too much time. It takes sacrifice. It takes delayed gratification. "Urgency" people don't realize dreams. They don't save for the future. They never have enough time for personal and professional development. They let life happen "to" them. "Importance" people reach their goals and set new ones. They make time for what's important (life, family, health). They create the life they want. As a nation, we need more people choosing the important over the urgent. It means making the time and making the hard choices, but it means greater success and self actualization. Do you prioritize the important over the urgent? What techniques do you use?
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