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Mar 18, 2013 Oh, The Joys of Screwing Up Innovation poses two problems for most leaders, given the way they are trained to think. Read More
Aug 22, 2012 From Theory to Practice Enlightenment may be in some degree an article of faith but in substance it is an act of investigation and demonstration. Read More
Aug 15, 2012 Take Multiple Shots on Goal The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular.” Read More
Aug 8, 2012 Getting Better Every Day in Every Way Nineteenth Century French psychologist turned célébrité Émile Coué famously recommended that repeatedly chanting “Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better” would activate the subconscious mind in the process of personal improvement. Read More
Jul 26, 2012 Apprentice the Sorcerer “But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. Read More
Jul 13, 2012 Go Double Dutch We see him emblazoned like a superhero on the glossy covers of popular business comic books. Read More
Jun 20, 2012 Hide Inside Trojan Horses “It’s better to get something worthwhile done using deception than to fail to get something worthwhile done using truth.” Read More
Jun 14, 2012 Break Down the Game Film American football is a game of strategy and confidence tricks that would make a flimflam man rosy. Read More
Jun 5, 2012 Forget 80/20; Use the 20/80 Rule Instead Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.” Read More
May 23, 2012 Viva la Revolucion French Enlightenment philosopher and impecunious renegade Jean-Jacques Rousseau emblematic bon mot “Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” was not just an observation on the state of pre-Republican Europe but also a commentary on our self-imposed servitude. Read More
May 17, 2012 Devise with Revisionary Eyes “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” Read More
May 10, 2012 Watch the Weather Some of the most fantastical advancements in modern science and technology are designed to predict weather patterns. Read More