6.17.13 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Negative Capability

What was it that made William Shakespeare the greatest writer of all time? According to the great poet John Keats, it was what Keats called "negative capability." That's the capacity to ... View newsletter.

5.20.13 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

May 20, 2013 Issue

Charles Ramsey and The Will to Get Involved

Less than two weeks ago America got a new hero: Charles Ramsey, a man from Cleveland, Ohio, who interrupted his enjoyment of a Big Mac to respond to the panicked pleas of a young woman in a ... View newsletter.

5.13.13 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

May 13, 2013 Issue

Are there times to rethink our definition of "winning"?

That's a question I ask in my upcoming new book, "The Wave." Most corporate cultures define a winning team not only as one that achieves its objective every time but as one that ... View newsletter.

4.29.13 · WISDOM LEADING NEWSLETTER

Fish Story

Not long ago, my partner Matt Brubaker was running on the beach in La Jolla, California. He spotted a young seal on the beach waving its flippers and bobbing its head to get attention from ... View newsletter.

4.09.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Showing up Receptively

Q: Where would you go if your world were bigger? Years ago a small group of designers and engineers thought everyone should have their own loom to make their own fabric. Most of their colleagues ... View newsletter.

3.05.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Miracle on Ice

Q: How are you causing "miracles" to happen? Do you remember watching the 1980 U.S.A.-Soviet hockey showdown, and hearing the enduring question, "Do you believe in miracles?" ... View newsletter.

12.19.11 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

What is it You do Again?

Q: Your family knows your job title, but do they know what you accomplish with your genius? So, how's work?" It's a question we may have heard many times over the past few days. With the ... View newsletter.