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New Science of Personal Leadership
Although I couldn't stay until the end, I was really impressed by Columbria Professor Hitendra Wadhwa's presentation on The New Science of Personal Leadership. It was the kind of workshop where you really get to know your tablemates, and I met some great ones.
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Cultivating resilience in the face of uncertainty #li
Don Peppers has always been one of my role models, and I love this recent post in Fast Company magazine. I'm going to paraphrase his strategies because that's how I embed things in my brain… Use tools that quickly show a range of possible outcomes. Accept the fact that you've got to be prepared for…
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A Scientific approach to looking for customers #li
When I get frustrated about the difficulty of finding new customers, Rob May is a good person to help me get over it. Finding customers is one of the riskiest, most expensive, dangerous activities that a company undertakes. When someone tells you that you just have to keep your nose to the grindstone and meet…
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Heading in a westerly direction #li
You don't have to be an entrepreneur to enjoy adventures. Although I enjoyed being an entrepreneur, it was not something that worked. I do enjoy being a member of a team, and that's working really well. So from here I'll be heading west. Generally. PaulGraham.com: Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas, 2012-Mar, by Paul Graham I think…
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Feed your audience great story-telling pictures #li
More and more people are taking pictures. Myself, I'm taking thousands of pictures a year now. (Most of which are just clutter.) Every business should be harnessing the pictures that will help them better communicate their story. Chasnote: Publisher strategy and the Image Explosion, 2012-Mar-15, by Chas Edwards How can images increase engagement among my existing…
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The best way to handle change is lead it. #li
In marketing, the ongoing challenge is the commodification of everything. Our clients are constantly trying to reduce us to items they can place in a pigeon-hole. Easily compared. We have to stand up for our unique contribution. gapingvoid.com: It Take Courage by Brian Solis, 2011-Mar-28 …, the truest, most genuine answer that I can share is…
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More reasons to be proud of Houston: Wozny, Jones, Carrithers, and Newman collaborate for higher meaning in dance #li
When you see collaborations like this one, which vault the team members to new levels of meaning in their art, you realize that Houston is a special place we need to promote and support. via vimeo.com CultureMap: Floating in Time… Modern dancer's improvisations are a perfect match for extreme slow-motion video, 2012-March-26, by Nancy Wozny…
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You’ll have to keep running just to stay in place. #li
Below is one of the most insightful things I've heard anyone say about web development. Truthfully, the same is true about business design these days. If you aren't constantly evolving in response to changes by your competitor, your customers will be drawn away. Coconut Headsets: Dynamic Web Strategy and The Failure Of Best Practices, 2012-Mar-19, by…
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Why the target audience will always forget us. #li
Because they have more important things to do… MENG Online: What others think about you is none of your business, by Peter Engler, 2012-Feb-1 Realize, please, that you can only do so much about marketing yourself and impressing your profile and goals on others. Do your best and then leave it to the gods and…
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