Week 63 - 7 Lessons In Creativity

The foundational difference between a Salesman and Entrepreneur

The entrepreneur is one who can see the variable in the collective game

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141126183438-304203615-the-foundational-difference-between-a-salesman-and-entrepreneur

Three Questions with Slack’s CEO

Digital Manifestation of Institutional Knowledge

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/532606/three-questions-with-slacks-ceo/

7 Lessons In Creativity From The Brilliant Code Breaker of "The Imitation Game"

Welcome the outsider

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3038521/7-lessons-in-creativity-from-the-brilliant-code-breaker-of-the-imitation-game

Why “Giving” Is the Best Metric for Success

Being a giver doesn’t require extraordinary acts of sacrifice

http://99u.com/workbook/35743/why-giving-is-the-best-metric-for-success

True Innovators: 10 Insights That Define Them

People are everything

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141129025525-46249-true-innovators-10-insights-that-define-them

Week 62 - Ten Things That Are Important For Aspiring Engineers To Learn

Are You Ready For Your Entrepreneurial Moment?

You Forget That It’s A Long Road

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williamcraig/2014/11/14/are-you-ready-for-your-entrepreneurial-moment

Surround Yourself with Differently Free People, Not Just Smarter Ones

If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room

http://lifehacker.com/surround-yourself-with-differently-free-people-not-jus-1657702125

Unicorn Data Scientist Shares his Secrets with You

Find the causes (not just correlations)

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20141115223554-2426729-unicorn-data-scientist-shares-his-secrets-with-you

The Future of Work Begins with a Renaissance in Digital Philosophy

Technology is Most Effective When It is Invisible

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20141113174451-2293140-the-future-of-work-begins-with-a-renaissance-in-digital-philosophy

Ten Things That Are Important For Aspiring Engineers To Learn

Accepting criticism constructively

http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2014/11/12/ten-things-that-are-important-for-aspiring-engineers-to-learn

Week 61 - Are you brave enough to be vulnerable

10 Important Reasons to Start Making Time for Silence, Rest and Solitude

During silence, the mind is best able to cultivate a form of mindful intention that later motivates us to take action

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thai-nguyen/10-important-reasons-to-s_b_6035662.html

Be a Creator, Not a Critic: The Leadership Feedback That Really Works

Coaches must tell their students what to do, not what not to do.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jerryweissman/2014/11/04/how-not-to-help-a-woman-or-a-man

Are You Brave Enough to Be Vulnerable?

Is there a message in what I learned that will make my presentation better?

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20141106185358-172811-are-you-brave-enough-to-be-vulnerable

Leaders Win (Zebra Tech), Abdicators Lose (Motorola)

Thinking Big

http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2014/11/03/leaders-win-zebra-tech-abdicators-lose-motorola

Born Global or Die Local – Building a Regional Startup Playbook

No one had written the playbook

http://steveblank.com/2014/10/31/born-global-or-die-local-building-a-regional-startup-playbook/

Week 60 - How To Conquer The Fear Of Failure

How To Conquer The Fear Of Failure - 5 Proven Strategies

Visualize Obstacles

http://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessaloder/2014/10/30/how-to-move-beyond-the-fear-of-failure-5-proven-strategies

Isaac Asimov Asks, “How Do People Get New Ideas?"

The person who is most likely to get new ideas is a person of good background in the field of interest and one who is unconventional in his habits

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/531911/isaac-asimov-asks-how-do-people-get-new-ideas/

Leadership Advice from the Tribal Council

Collaboration is key

http://www.forbes.com/sites/shelliekarabell/2014/10/26/leadership-advice-from-the-tribal-council

Craft a Better Presentation with Zombie Apocalypse Principles

Be Clear and Absolutely kill what is vague

http://lifehacker.com/craft-a-better-presentation-with-zombie-apocalypse-prin-1653315276

Being An Effective Leader Is All About Relationships

Do you informally “check-in” with each of your colleagues every so often

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20141101172110-8966999-being-an-effective-leader-is-all-about-relationships