fighting the lack of good ideas
Part 5 of 5 in my condensed reprint of Inc’s article, “35 Great Questions” from the April 2014 issue. (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4) Who have we, as a company, historically been when we’ve been at our best? –Keith Yamashita What do we stand for – and what are we against? –Scott…
How many times have you heard someone suggest that all their financial problems would magically disappear if they only made more money? But high incomes can’t guarantee financial freedom; there are countless examples of people who earned millions yet still ended up bankrupt. The common thread among folks who get into financial trouble — no…
Tom Lehrer, for those who don’t know, was a fantastic satirist and musical humorist in the 20th century. Lobachevsky is one of my favorites of his (YouTube edition): [spoken]Â For many years now, Mr. Danny Kaye, who has been my particular idol since childbirth, has been doing a routine about the great Russian director Stanislavsky and…
Part 4 of 5 in my condensed reprint of Inc’s article, “35 Great Questions” from the April 2014 issue. (part 1, part 2, part 3) Did my employees make progress today? –Teresa Amabile What one word do we want to own in the minds of our customers, employees, and partners? –Matthew May What should we…
Part 3 of 5 in my condensed reprint of Inc’s article, “35 Great Questions” from the April 2014 issue. (part 1, part 2) Are we changing as fast as the world around us? –Gary Hamel If no one would ever find out about my accomplishments, how would I lead differently? –Adam Grant Which customers can’t…
Part 2 of 5 in my condensed reprint of Inc’s article, “35 Great Questions” from the April 2014 issue. (part 1) What counts that we are not counting? –Chip Conley In the past few months, what is the smallest change we have made that has had the biggest positive result? What was it about that…
Part 1 of 5 in my condensed reprint of Inc’s article, “35 Great Questions” from the April 2014 issue. How can we become the company that would put us out of business? –Danny Meyer Are we relevant? Will we be relevant five years from now? Ten? –Debra Kaye If energy were free, what would we…