E-M8 Entrepreneurial Management for Eternal Mission

Today I was reading a 1960s satire by Marty Larny from Finland and was struck by an interesting dialog that seemed to resonate with me. Minister of Interior: He is a team player. President: So, in other words this man is incapable of original thought. Now, mind you I have no problems with people who [...]

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We often talk about the need to be professional, but I wanted to consider what makes one a professional. After all if we are not sure, how can we assist someone in becoming one. This is by no means an exhaustive list, so feel free to contribute and I will update this post as the [...]

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Punished by Rewards is by far the best book on motivation that I have ever read. Never mind that it could be one third the length and still make the same point.  It is still an extremely valuable book because it not only challenges current state of events, but does a great job of it. [...]

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While it took me about 20 pages to really get in to “A Hat Full of Sky,” I found myself really enjoying it and being pleasantly surprised with not being able to put it down until I was done reading. This book is a pretty good work of fiction, but it also has a number [...]

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Last night I realised something that may appear obvious to the rest of the world, but was like a discovery for me. I think it will change the way I teach. If motivation starts with a choice, people who can’t even see the choice, by definition cannot make it. It takes imagination to ignite their [...]

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