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I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine yesterday about the perspective that “everyone is a leader” and what that says about management. The debate around the difference between management and leadership is certainly not a new one, and it seems that everyone has a different definition for each of these concepts. It … Continue reading Has management become a dirty word?
Metaphors shape our language
More and more academic research is being done on metaphors – they are no longer considered a “rhetorical flourish” found in literary texts. Rather, linguists have shown that metaphor is a pervasive phenomenon in everyday language, a major force in the development of new word meanings, and the source of at least some grammatical … Continue reading Metaphors shape our language
Leadership is about climate control, not command and control
In a new TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson (embedded below) he focuses on prevailing education systems and how they stifle learning and creativity. He eloquently makes the case that education is not a mechanistic endeavor that is about conformity and compliance, but an inherently human and organic process that is about valuing diversity … Continue reading Leadership is about climate control, not command and control
Work and meaning
In The Upside of Irrationality, Dan Ariely reflects on work and meaning. Can human beings find satisfaction and be engaged in work that pays well, but offers no meaning? He defines two “types” of meaning: “m”eaning – a feeling of being challenged by our work, and completing it to our own satisfaction vs “M”eaning – a hope … Continue reading Work and meaning
A great metaphor for teamwork from Steve Jobs
In the same “lost” Steve Jobs interview I blogged about last week, he shares this anecdote as a metaphor for team work. “When I was a young kid there was a widowed man who lived up the street. He was in his eighties. He’s a little scary looking. And I got to know him a … Continue reading A great metaphor for teamwork from Steve Jobs
A monster that devours itself: a capitalist’s parable?
Erisychton (Er-is-ya-thon), according to Ovid’s tales from Greek mythology was a wealthy timber merchant and Thessalian King. He was a greedy man who thought only about profit. To him, nothing was sacred. The goddess Demeter had a sacred grove with a special tree beloved by the gods. Prayers of the faithful were tied to the … Continue reading A monster that devours itself: a capitalist’s parable?
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I counted 172 "t"s in that text.
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