Major Attributes Of Leadership
Napoleon Hill identifies eleven major attributes of leadership as presented in “Think And Grow Rich”: 1. UNWAVERING COURAGE based upon knowledge of self and one’s occupation. No follower wishes to be dominated by a leader who lacks self-confidence and courage. No intelligent follower will be dominated by such a leader for very long. 2. SELF-CONTROL. [...]
Faith
Napoleon Hill describes faith as the burning desire to succeed. He further outlines faith as follows: 1. FAITH is the ‘eternal elixir’ which gives life, power, and action to the impulse of thought! 2. FAITH is the starting point of all accumulation of riches! 3. FAITH is the basis of all ‘miracles’ and mysteries that [...]
No Boundary
“No Boundary” is the third book I have read by Ken Wilber. The first, “A Brief History Of Everything” was a phenomenal introduction to his work, which intrigued me to continue on. The second book, “The Spectrum Of Consciousness” was more enlightening, although it was difficult reading at times. “No Boundary” was a great follow-up [...]
The Spectrum Of Consciousness
The world is not as it would appear. Just as one may not readily view radio waves with the naked eye, their presence and impact is undeniable. The same may be said of the spectrum of consciousness as identified by Ken Wilber. Wilber proposes that just as there is an electromagnetic spectrum, there is a [...]
Living In The Present
Building a business is a challenge, actually it’s the most challenging thing I have ever done. Sometimes the challenges are so great that I find myself slipping into a future mindset. Things will be better when the product/market fit risk is mitigated. Or things will be easier when the team expands. Or even better yet, [...]
Two Modes Of Knowing
There are two ways in which a person can know something. The first is the symbolic way of knowing something. This way of knowing may be depicted through symbols such as letters and other illustrative means. The second way of knowing is an intimate way of knowing, through the actual experience and impression of said [...]
The Intertwined Attributes Of Leadership
In “Onward”, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz discusses two intertwined attributes of leadership: “I’ve never bought into the notion that there is a single recipe for successful leadership. But I do think effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.” [...]
Starbucks Innovation Quotes
Here are a few innovation related quotes from Onward by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: “The best innovations sense and fulfill a need before others realize the need even exists, creating a new mind-set.” “Any market that had not seen innovation for decades was ripe for renewal.” “Innovation, as I had often said, is not only [...]
Daring The Impossible
“Going against conventional wisdom is the foundation of innovation, the basis for Starbucks’ own existence.” – Howard Schultz In order to innovate one must dare the impossible. I was recently reminded of this while reading Onward by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. Schultz describes the experience of meeting with Don Valencia who created what was to [...]
Board Of Directors
A formal corporation is required to have a board of directors. Part of the value of having such a board is in formalizing major decisions of the company rather than having the entrepreneur/founders run the business by the seat of their pants. In “Onward” Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz provided a couple of interesting insights on [...]
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