Monday, November 07, 2005

More RevoEvo

Let me continue with the revolution and evolution theme, A) because it struck a chord with many of you, and B) because I am fascinated by it and have done some more research. Read on…

Yesterday I went to one of my favorite “cool” content websites, jibjab.com (check it out), to see their latest satire on U.S. life. JibJab became famous for their irreverent and viral skewering of both candidates during the last U.S. Presidential election and for their subsequent continued jibjabing of George W. Bush. This stuff is good!

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Monday, October 31, 2005

Monkeys and the Fruit Fly

So what gives a group life? Why is it that some companies flourish while others fail? What really determines staying power and competitive ability in an environment that provides equal challenge and equal opportunity to all? Read on…

I find it kind of ironic that Charles Darwin gets as much emotional attention today as he did when he first wrote “Origin of the Species” – maybe even more! The irony I see by the way, is non-politically charged, but refers to the way we use evolution as part of our everyday speech, in a variety of metaphors in both business and personal contexts.

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Monday, October 17, 2005

Ya Win Some…

Ya win some, ya loose some.. We all know that maxim. In fact, I’m sure many of us have invoked it from time to time. But I’d like to suggest that far from being comforting, it is in fact meaningless - or should be to us. Read on..

The concept of win some, loose some is too “Karmaish” for my taste. Somehow, it suggests that there is a win-loose balance. As if victory or defeat just happens and can’t be affected, influenced or changed.

It seems to me that just the opposite is true. And what makes it even truer in my book is while winning can never be guaranteed, I will bet you that loosing can!

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