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There are No Failures or Mistakes in Lessons Learned

For the longest time, I have strived for perfection in all that I do. That’s nice in concept. It isn’t very practical though and rarely produces any breakthrough results. I often end up taking too long to do things with

Posted in Breakthrough, Experiment, Failure, Lessons, Lessons Learned, Light Bulb, Mistake, Perfection, Thomas Edison

The Four Fundamentals of Leadership Excellence. Do You Have What it Takes to Succeed?

Tenacity. Perseverance. Courage. Compassion. I’ve seen and heard numerous definitions of leadership over the years. Some motivational, some inspirational, some purely functional. In my experience, these four traits sum it up best if we’re going to distinguish what it takes

Posted in Christopher Columbus, Compassion, Courage, Leadership, Leadership definition, Leadership excellence, Perseverance, success, Tenacity, Thomas Edison

Mourning the Loss of Steve Jobs: An American Icon and One of the Greatest Leaders of All Time

Never met him myself. Have a few friends who worked with and for him until the day he died. Wrote a paper about him and the impact his leadership style had on Apple’s organizational culture once in my first year

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