A successful venture capitalist makes investments in several companies working in the same industry. A leader tasks several competing people within an organization to come up with ideas to solve a problem. An individual develops…
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Quality connections
The connections that are built between people are only as strong as you want them to be. Moving through life, I find myself creating strong and weak bonds with different groups of people. I maintain working…
Communication and Creation
If you can communicate then you can create. The selection below from David Bohm’s On Dialogue is essential reading on the nature of communication: “But of course, such communication can lead to the creation of something new only…
Under pressure
The deeper you go the darker it gets. Pressure can increase the further away from civilization that you move. Can you survive on your own? The life of the entrepreneur can be lonely as you…
How people work
There are a number of ways that people can accomplish tasks or complete their work: early, on time, or late. Or not at all. The quality of a deliverable could always be consistent and people…
Local diners
When traveling I tend to skip the hotel restaurant and instead seek out a local diner. Here I’ll find simple, unpretentious food, local people, and a view into what’s happening in a particular community. There’s…