Maintaining Vision
500,000 visitors, wow. It's been a journey. Thank you! When it comes to building a business or starting a venture, what is vision? What does...
Triangle of Change: How To Achieve The Improbable
In 2012 British cycling amazed the world by claiming the prestigious Tour de France and 70% of the Olympic cycling podiums. Never before had an...
More than a profession or a job description
To say we are one thing is to say we are not another. In preparing for his talk, Bassam Tariq says, "Here I say, 'I'm...
A challenge! I accept
I was browsing through books on business and leadership at Chapters and was alarmed at the number of authors who weren't in business themselves. They...
As the captain of your startup are you keeping your ship pointed in the right direction?
It's funny how things tend to take a shape over time. Like this blog, I can see that it is becoming a kind-of anecdotal story...
Steve Jobs Quotes
A hero of mine is Steve Jobs. He built two amazing companies, Apple and Pixar, and brought them both back from the brink of destruction....
What would you do if you saw a man sitting beside his car at an intersection?
[caption id="attachment_777" align="alignnone" width="580"] Intersection | NYC by Navid Baraty on Behance.net[/caption] I had to ask myself this question a couple weeks ago. Biking home...
What do cocoa beans and leadership have in common?
[caption id="attachment_689" align="alignnone" width="580"] photo from http://whiteplate.blogspot.ca/[/caption] I have a colleague who is passionate about chocolate. But not just passionate about consuming it, but radically passionate...
You can’t buy authenticity
[caption id="attachment_682" align="alignnone" width="580"] Photo by darrenhullstudios.com[/caption] Last night was awesome. I got to sit and listen to three guys talk about their journey starting...
Did you know that your body language can make you happier? I didn’t.
Look at these characters from Star Wars. They all look so relaxed and happy, despite the fact they are taking on the Death Star. What...