Week 51 - Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom

That Defining Moment That Comes Once In An Entrepreneur's Life - Will You Be Ready For Yours?

When the time to perform has arrived, the time to prepare has passed

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2014/08/22/that-defining-moment-that-comes-once-in-an-entrepreneurs-life-will-you-be-ready-for-yours/

A Magna Carta for the web

From the Boss

http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_a_magna_carta_for_the_web

What Children Can Teach Us About Risk, Failure, and Personal Growth

One of the reasons why mature people are apt to learn less than young people is that they are willing to risk less.

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/08/15/john-gardner-failure

Positioning Your Startup is Vital — Here’s How to Nail It

You can't be everything to everyone, but you can be something great for someone.

http://firstround.com/article/Positioning-Your-Startup-is-Vital-Heres-How-to-Do-It-Right

Power Up Your Team with Nonviolent Communication Principles

There's no such thing as a conflict-free environment, so you better learn how to deal with it.

http://firstround.com/article/Power-Up-Your-Team-with-Nonviolent-Communication-Principles

Week 50 - 15 Business Lessons from the Movie Moneyball

The Secrets To Becoming A Great Leader Revealed

Respect, Belief, Trust, Loyalty, Commitment, Courage, and Gratitude

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2014/08/07/secrets-to-becoming-a-great-leader-revealed

Avoiding The Digital Dustbin: 4 Ways Collaborative Workspace Drives Innovation

Space that inspires

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahcaldicott/2014/08/07/avoiding-the-digital-dustbin-4-ways-collaborative-workspace-drives-innovation

The Most Innovative Employees at Google Aren’t Stanford Grads with Perfect SATs

Drive, Mastery and Purpose

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140807215537-21570578-the-most-innovative-employees-at-google-aren-t-stanford-grads-with-perfect-sats

15 Business Lessons from the Movie Moneyball

We are going to change the game

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140809185039-18535524-15-business-lessons-from-the-movie-moneyball

Four Ways To Develop A Better Strategic Plan

Ask provocative questions

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ronashkenas/2014/08/08/four-ways-to-develop-a-better-strategic-plan

Week 49 - The 'Dean' of Leadership Gurus Passes At 89

The 'Dean' of Leadership Gurus Passes At 89

None of us is as smart as all of us

http://www.forbes.com/sites/robasghar/2014/08/01/the-dean-of-leadership-gurus-passes-at-89

Yuko Shimizu: Make Your Own Path

you don’t have anyone to look up to anymore

http://99u.com/articles/29941/yuko-shimizu-make-your-own-path

Driving Corporate Innovation: Design Thinking vs. Customer Development

Customer Development and Design Thinking are both customer discovery processes

http://steveblank.com/2014/07/30/driving-corporate-innovation-design-thinking-customer-development/

What Great Leaders Actually DO

Empowering your collaborators with trust, authority, and autonomy so that they can freely contribute and move towards the vision

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140801201100-2740714-what-great-leaders-actually-do

How to Make Your Mark When You Enter A Team

In a herd there is always one dominant animal

http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2014/08/01/how-to-make-your-mark-when-you-enter-a-team

Week 48 - Innovation Emerges From Stories We Tell

Innovation Emerges From Stories We Tell

Those who tell stories of innovation create innovative societies

http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrydoss/2014/07/25/innovation-emerges-from-stories-we-tell/

Why It's Good for You to Be Kind to Others

Being good is good for you mentally and physically

http://lifehacker.com/why-its-good-for-you-to-be-kind-to-others-1609233291

Jim Carrey: Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Fail

Take a chance on doing what you love

http://99u.com/workbook/29359/jim-carrey-why-you-shouldnt-be-afraid-to-fail

Why Your Idea Is Worth Nothing Until Executed

No risk, No reward

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140725215653-2895074-why-your-idea-is-worth-nothing-until-executed

Leonard Cohen on Creativity, Hard Work, and Why You Should Never Quit Before You Know What It Is You’re Quitting

Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/15/leonard-cohen-paul-zollo-creativity

Week 47 - Our capacity for fertile solitude

Why Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are so successful, in one word

Focus as a noun and verb

http://qz.com/231907/why-bill-gates-and-warren-buffett-are-so-successful-in-one-word/

The Case for Why Marketing Should Have Its Own Engineers

Navigate without a map

http://firstround.com/article/The-Case-for-Why-Marketing-Should-Have-Its-Own-Engineers

Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips on Our Capacity for “Fertile Solitude”

Learn to enjoy your company

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/18/adam-phillips-on-risk-and-solitude

Podium Power: 7 Steps To A Rock Solid Speech

Call to action

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2014/07/18/podium-power-7-steps-to-a-rock-solid-speech/

This 23-Year-Old Built and Sold His Startup While in School - Here’s How He Did It

You figure out what your product is only after selling it.

http://firstround.com/article/This-23-Year-Old-Built-and-Sold-His-Startup-While-In-School-Heres-What-Made-the-Difference