A Place to Stand; or, A DriverlessCrocodile Worldview
Some foundational assumptions:
Values
Driverless Christmas
Despite my silence for the last few of weeks, rest assured that I have not been asleep at the wheel… Greetings First off, Merry –… Read More »Driverless Christmas
“Was it worth it?”
“It was worth it” isn’t the same thing as “It was a success” or even “It went according to plan”. Failure can still be worth… Read More »“Was it worth it?”
Four Models of Management from Richard D. Lewis
When Cultures Collide Richard Lewis’ model of cross-cultural communication distributes cultures between three extremes: The model is deeper than it first appears – a useful… Read More »Four Models of Management from Richard D. Lewis
On the shoulders of
Through ardour, equal them But remember the little people It goes without saying that we are standing on the shoulders of giants. We (and said… Read More »On the shoulders of
Vectors of trust
Trust is one of the foundations of team performance and harmony, but it isn’t often unpacked in detail. Values, personality and personal history, culture, learned… Read More »Vectors of trust
How important this is to you…
… does not necessarily reflect how important it is (or should be) to the world at large. See also: Eyes. Sawdust. Planks.
Hannah Arendt on action, story, history and invisible hands
The basic error of all materialism in politics — and this materialism is not Marxian and not even modern in origin, but as old as… Read More »Hannah Arendt on action, story, history and invisible hands
Hannah Arendt on speech and action, equality and distinction
Human plurality, the basic condition of both action and speech, has the twofold character of equality and distinction. If men were not equal, they could… Read More »Hannah Arendt on speech and action, equality and distinction
Seth Godin on market pressure
I would add: Where is your market pushing you? Recommended as always.