The smart people I meet are doctors, engineers, actuaries and, yes, rocket scientists. They are the whiz-kids in their fields, senior managers and top executives. These were the people who were acing advanced placement courses in high school while I was struggling to remember my locker combination.
The smart people I meet possess superior intellect and ambition. They are seen as intelligent—even brilliant. Yet many of them are also viewed as Continue reading »
Leadership is all about focusing energy on achieving an important goal. In achieving focus, leadership is implicitly saying “no” to all the other less-important things that might be attempted at this time. In this sense, “saying no” to trivia and distractions is the essence of leadership. For instance, Steve Jobs.
A big part of Steve Jobs’ success has been to shed all the good ideas that don’t make the final cut. Carmine Gallo in an interesting Continue reading »
Team building is a tough nut for entrepreneurs to crack; as the saying goes, there is no “I” in team. Yet without a super-strong ego, entrepreneurial ventures would never happen. To work 24/7, endure rebuffs, naysayers, and harsh competition, yet never abandon a dream, entrepreneurs must have a bigger-than-average sense of healthy narcissism.
The question is, are you too narcissistic to rely on a team, or are you cognizant of the fact that John Wooden’s observation, “The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team,” is unassailable?
If you do not know how to answer this question your Head Coach has prepared a simple test for you: Log-on to the Facebook photos page commemorating the heroic work done by SEAL Team 6named, interestingly enough, “Obama Killed Osama.” Scroll around, and then decide which of the two (2) following statements best describes your reaction? Continue reading »When five local entrepreneurs purchased the Kansas City, Missouri-based Major League Soccer franchise for $15 million back in 2006 (then known as the Wizards), they came into a business that had been owned by the lateLamar Hunt as a secondary property behind his NFL team (the Kansas City Chiefs) and that didn’t have much brand identity. The new owners, though, came in with little soccer knowledge but focused on building an innovative business and becoming a community staple. And in five short years, they’ve massively changed the organizational structure and are building a new model for Continue reading »
Technology has so many advantages, but some devices that were designed to make us more productive, are now creating a new set of productivity problems. When laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and cell phones are close by, attendees at workplace meetings struggle to keep their focus on the speaker. It’s just too compelling and easy to check email, text messages and surf the web instead. Of course these workers think that they are multitasking. But, when it comes to Continue reading »
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