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Losing Andrew Carnegie

Carnegie apparently said, "Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors......Take away my factories, but leave my people and soon we will have a new and better factory." Is there a...

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The factory in the center Old time factories had a linear layout, because there was...

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The factory in the center

Old time factories had a linear layout, because there was just one steam engine driving one drive shaft. Every machine in the shop had to line up under the shaft (connected by a pulley) in order to get power. That...

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Losing Andrew Carnegie Carnegie apparently said, "Take away my people, but leave my...

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You rock

This is deceptive. You don't rock all the time. No one does. No one is a rock star, superstar, world-changing artist all the time. In fact, it's a self-defeating goal. You can't do it. No, but you might rock five...

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Quieting the lizard brain How can I explain the never-ending irrationality of human behavior?...
Genius is misunderstood as a bolt of lightning Genius is the act of solving a problem in a...
The 2.0 media tour [I'll be updating this post all day, just fyi, click...

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Spring reading list–big ideas for idea people

Readers have told me that they enjoy my off-the-wall book lists. Here's another. Science fiction, Tom Peters, Krista Tippett and even a book for touring musicians. Enjoy them. And don't forget it's okay to share books. They don't wear out.

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Fear of bad ideas A few people are afraid of good ideas, ideas that...
Random rules for ideas worth spreading If you've got an idea worth spreading, I hope you'll...
Four Ways to Build a List with No Money and No Traffic If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to...

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Pulitzer Prizefighting

People are drawn to existing competitions like moths to a flame. It's precisely the wrong way to succeed. Lots of journalists take significant detours in their careers and their writing in order to win a Pulitzer. Maybe not to actually...

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Hall Ensemble at Blanco Uptown Ballroom, 5 March

Last evening (5 March) we enjoyed the Hall Ensemble concert here in Blanco at the Uptown Ballroom. Karen Hall, cello is the group organizer. Julia Pautz,

On self determination

I posted this eight years ago (!) but a reader asked for an encore. ...are we stuck in High School? I had two brushes with higher education this week. The first was at a speech I gave in New York....

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Open buying and open selling

If I can sell you something without a sales call or expensive ad campaign, I can sell it cheaper. If you want to buy a business development relationship but you're not willing to negotiate, do contracts and invest a lot...

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Sprezzatura

This is an archaic Italian word for being able to do your craft without a lot of visible effort. It's a combination of elan and grace and class, sort of the opposite of loud grunts while you play tennis or...

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“Be what losers call a loser.”

Think about that for a minute or two... Sort of turns the whole idea of 'cool' upside down. From an interview with David Horvath. And my favorite new blog in ages (from an old friend and sage): Alan Webber.

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