Surfing is the new career
Three months ago I wrote about farming and hunting. It seems, though, that the growth industry of our generation is surfing. Talk to surfers and they'll explain that the entire sport comes down to the hunt for that blissful moment...Surfing is the new career is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Don Quijote didn’t ship
Society makes heroes out of entrepreneurs and adventurers that tilt at windmills and succeed. Napster slays the music industry! Twitter comes out of nowhere! The thing about taking on the biggest giants is that most of the time (so often...Don Quijote didn’t ship is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Who do you work for? (And who works for you?)
I always took the position that my boss (when I had a job) worked for me. My job was to do the thing I was hired to do, and my boss had assets that could help me do the job...Who do you work for? (And who works for you?) is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Becoming a bus company
We all have a vision of the typical bus company, slowly moving people from place to place, going through the motions and showing a lot of fatigue. Some of the elements that make an organization feel like a bus company:...Becoming a bus company is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Are you an elite?
In the developing world, there's often a sharp dividing line between the elites and everyone else. The elites have money and/or an advanced education. It's not unusual to go to the poorest places on earth and find a small cadre...Are you an elite? is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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a SHINING STAR IN A ONE STOP LIGHT TOWWill you miss them if they leave? (Call for linchpins)
If you know someone who does great work, who brings passion and humanity with them instead of leaving it at the door of the factory, I’d like to help you celebrate them. Read on for three ways you can do...Will you miss them if they leave? (Call for linchpins) is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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