Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Studios knows this dilemma only too well, yet as someone who made his dream come true by creating the first ever computer animated movie and ultimately saving Disney Animation Studio from its decline, he’s learned that taking risks pays off more than trying to play it safe and that creativity […]
In their book Extreme Ownership, Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin explain their approach to a culture of responsibility and extreme accountability. They use their combat experiences and lessons from the SEAL involvement in Iraq to show how responsible leadership skills can be harnessed. Written by 2 Navy SEAL task unit leaders who served […]
In their book, “Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most,” Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen define a difficult conversation as “anything you find hard to talk about.” These are conversations with high stakes – where there is a relationship, money, or emotional well-being on the line. Perhaps the most important thing to […]
In his book, The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb considers experts who think they can predict the future and explain the past (such as Wall Street bankers, CEOs, M.B.A.s, investment gurus, hedge fund managers, traders, and Nobel Prize winning economists) to be misguided because they fail to appreciate “black swans.” The book will sometimes jolt […]
Seth Godin’s book, The Purple Cow, takes you on a journey through the past and present of advertising, PR, and marketing. Godin explains why the P’s of standard marketing techniques (pricing, promotion, positioning, publicity, packaging, etc.) are not enough in today’s world; how and why coming up with a remarkable product is the fastest way […]
