June 2011

Why Do Great People Think They’re Great?

Excellence is in fashion. And excellence is what everyone wants to hire. Consider two examples: Mark Zuckerberg, talking about the price paid for FriendFeed which averaged to $4M per employee, said in the New York Times “Someone who is exceptional in their role is not just a little better than someone who is pretty good,” [...]

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[Life Back West] June 2011 – “Life is Fragile”

The trip to West Texas with my spouse Chris and our almost 9 year-old son Traylor was to celebrate my brother-in-law Colin Wallis’ 40th birthday. What I got out of it though, apart from birthday cake, was more than I had anticipated; a couple of sweet reminders about life itself. While Colin lives in Austin, [...]

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Executive Leadership: Do Mormons Have the Secret Sauce?

Unless you’ve been under a rock recently, you know that the topic of Mormonism is hot, and the subject of Mormonism and leadership may be even hotter. What’s up? There are things that have put the religion in public view such as the Tony award winning hit musical The Book of Mormon and the series finale [...]

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The Recruiting Wars Updated: All Star Talent Takes (Another) Beating

The lure of “A” players – that “can’t miss” man or woman that so many companies claim to recruit and land – has taken another beating. It’s not the first time that topgrading and the “A” Player strategy as a hoax has been exposed – and it won’t be its last. Like instant diets and get [...]

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[Tips for CEOs] Practice, Practice, Practice

Steve Jobs on a bad day is a better presenter than 99% of the stage show CEOs in the world. Is it his theme setting, demonstrated enthusiasm, using an outline, and ability to make numbers meaningful as suggested by communications coach Carmine Gallo’s post “Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs?” No. And men’s NBA shooting [...]

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