Larry Flynt, millionaire pornographer was sued by moral “majority” leader Jerry Falwell over five years. Then they became friends, according to Larry.
Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan
I went down to Surrey on Friday for long walk and pub lunch with Neil Perkin. We’d originally planned to run a workshop about agile
Antonio Dias offers a fascinating description of what goes wrong when drowning: What separates a swimmer from someone drowning is the way a swimmer acknowledges
Viv picks out some nice ideas from Phelim McDermott on the subject of leadership. “We love the security of the illusion that someone is in
I’ve been thinking about the urge to scale things lately – see here and here. I understand the concern with being able to effect big
In moving house, I radically downsized my collection of books which I can highly recommend. I used to think I’d one day find a reason
I really enjoy Chris Rodgers’ views on leadership. He argues against the assumption that it takes great leadership for organisations to succeed. He suggests that
Thanks to my Improvisation friend Kelsey Flynn I rambled into a letter cited in Margaret Cho’s Blog (go to Letter #1): Lately it seems like
I wanted to share this email doing the rounds this morning… AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE After every flight Qantas pilots fill out a form called a gripe
A quick ramble on the nature of paradox, inspired by a blog on the value of both fear of the new and curiosity
Well now you need wonder no more. A friend told me about this (no, seriously… my Feedster feed on improvisation turned it up). Is it
Crowdfunding for entrepreneurs (Crowd Investing investment rounds for startups) | SocialCompare – Comparisons community Hat tip: @rellimluap (tags: crowdsourcing) 47 Mind-Blowing Psychology-Proven Facts You Should Know About Yourself
Hugh’s got me going with his Smarter Conversations riff. Another element of smart conversation is that people speak for themselves. I have learnt to be wary of “second-hand” conversations where
Patti Digh has another great post relating her frustrations on a recent facilitation process. I really identify with the situation she describes. A group of people are sharing experiences with
Dave Pollard has posted a great summary of The Wisom of Crowds. I’d like to focus on this bit: The group’s answer he shows is almost invariably better than any
