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via FT.com: But now the term seems to have slipped free of its mathematical moorings altogether: living “exponentially” involves having “quality time with yourself” and “living in your own truth”. Speaking from the vantage point of my own truth, I find some things are truer than others. Truest of
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Almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to
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The slave of printed paper, Who where the sun is free to see, Lights his own twinkling taper, And from much nonsense picks some sense And makes a mighty clamour, And strangles living eloquence In mummy bands of grammar. from John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895), There is None Free But
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Price change and service changes in quick succession... and the ensuing customer dissatisfaction. An excellent current-events case to bring to the classroom. via the netflix blog: I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation. It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_i4fgYWlQ] h/t Fors Clavigera.
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I got a good grade on it, and below the grade Mr. Criche wrote, "Sure hope you become a writer." That was it. Just those six words, written in his signature handwriting -- a bit shaky, but with a very steady baseline. It was the first time he or
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Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than
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W.B. Stanford, commentary on Homer, Odyssey 5.205: the Roman 'health' or 'strength' (ave, salve, vale), the Jewish 'peace' (shalom), typically of each nation's history. via Laudator Temporis Acti.
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So I’ve said to them that the analogy that best suits us is, “We’re a team,” and in a team, everybody’s got a role to play. And the team wins when everybody plays their roles to their best ability. The other thing that’s different in a
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A review of Two in the wave, a documentary on the friendship, collaboration and falling away of these two French filmmakers of the Nouvelle Vague makes me miss and look forward to more research on how managers who are successful (on their own and in their respective fields or industries)
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New York by Gehry: two bigger-than-life characters, one unique building.
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Every year Britain's Chartered Management Institute awards a Management Book of the Year and this year's choice is Managing by McGill University's Henry Mintzberg. Following the announcement Mintzberg said “I would be honoured by this lovely prize in any event. But it has special