I have heard six different commencement speeches during the past couple of days. They were all very good, but the best one was from an undergraduate student (now a new graduate) from the Smith School of Business at Maryland, Manas Kulkarni. The theme of Manas’ message was “Now Let’s Go Fail.” You can hear the entire speech at this link and fast forward to the 54 minute … [Read more...] about “Now Let’s Go Fail”
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“Innovate or Die”
The importance of innovation is a major theme today among companies and nonprofits. In recent months, The Chronicle of Philanthropy carried a cover story on innovation. In that article, Amelia Franck Meyer, CEO of Anu Family Services in Hudson, WI was quoted as saying “We’re in an environment where it’s innovate or die.” Wow. Here are some recent thought-leadership … [Read more...] about “Innovate or Die”
Set Goals, Not Resolutions
If you took an extended holiday then you might have missed last week’s blog about my new, free e-book. Check it out here: The Power of Goals Earlier this week, I had an article in The Washington Post also about goals. You can check it out here. The highlights: If it’s time for you to set those once-a-year resolutions that you know will fade by March, then this … [Read more...] about Set Goals, Not Resolutions
“We celebrate noble failure.”
If you are like most people, your relationship with failure is this: you avoid it at ALL costs. I am suggesting that if you are going to produce higher levels of performance, and especially breakthrough performance, you need to transform your relationship with failure. I met a corporate executive once who told me that one of her favorite sayings was “We celebrate noble … [Read more...] about “We celebrate noble failure.”