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Lesson #2: Make Creativity the Centre of Your Company
“It is a critical job of any entrepreneur to maximize creativity, and to build the kind of atmosphere around you that encourages people to have ideas,” says Roddick. “That means open structures, so that accepted thinking can be challenged.”
Lesson #5: Don’t Forget Where You Came From
“As busy as I am wherever I am, I try to get out and walk the streets,” says Gardner, “to remember how far I’ve come and appreciate every baby step of the way.”
Lesson #3: Personality is Power
One day, Kelleher received a letter from one of Southwest’s ramp agents in Oklahoma. It read, “Herb, I’m on to what you’re doing…You’re making work fun – and home work.” Kelleher viewed the letter as validation of his efforts to bring a little personality to his company.

The Myth of the Management Myth
On a plane yesterday I read a truly awful new article in The Atlantic. Called "The Management Myth", it is nominally about how management theory is a waste, MBAs are dangerous, philosophy rules, and consultants are nasties.
Fred's Five Rules for Product/Market Fit
Love this: Fred Wilson's five rules for product/market fit at startups. I can almost always spot the MBAs pitching me -- there's zero obsession.
How Sales Professionals Forget That Sales Are Personal Yet Cannot Be Personal
Do you want to increase sales? Have you tried various marketing techniques from direct mail to cold calling to referrals? Yet, your sales are not where they need to be are they? Why not? Have you considered that the thoughts you have might be keeping your from sales success? Let me explain.
A Message To Graduating MBA’s
I gave a talk yesterday to a class of soon-to-graduate MBA students at CU Boulder yesterday. It was their last class in the course that had been filled with a bunch of interesting VC and entrepreneurial guest lecturers. We did Q&A for several hours, covered a lot of ground, and had plenty of fun (or at least I did.) At the end, the professor asked if I had any final words of advice to the room full of MBA’s who were about to graduate. I thought for a moment and then said an abbreviated version of the following.

How to Use Philosophy as a Personal Operating System: From Seneca to Musashi
The following interview is a slightly modified version of an interview that just appeared on BoingBoing. It explores philosophical systems as personal operating systems (for better decision-making), the value of college and MBAs, and the bridge between business and military strategy, among other things. Avi first reached out to discuss my practical obsession with the philosopher Lucius Seneca, so that’s where we start…

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The Myth of the Management Myth
On a plane yesterday I read a truly awful new article in The Atlantic. Called "The Management Myth", it is nominally about how management theory is a waste, MBAs are dangerous, philosophy rules, and consultants are nasties.
Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn
The average number of LinkedIn connections for people who work at Google is forty-seven.The average number for Harvard Business School grads is fifty-eight, so you could skip the MBA, work at Google, and probably get most of the connections you need. Later, you can hire Harvard MBAs to prepare your income taxes.
What They Now Are Teaching MBAs at BSchools According to Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
In 1984 Mark McCormack wrote “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School – Notes From A Street Smart Executive.” In 1989 Mark wrote “What They Still Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School.” I thought of those 2 books when I was researching some trends in MBA education programs. I discovered that there had been some critical elements missing with the MBA education and that there are troubles with newly graduated MBAs. My research indicated that new MBA graduates have really lacked key interpersonal skills, the ability to write and speak clearly and persuasively, teambuilding skills, and an understanding and commitment to business ethics. So what is being done to address these gaps in the MBA education?

DAMN IT!
WHAT PURE CRAP! WALL STREET JOURNAL. NOVEMBER 9-11: "WHY WOMEN REFRAIN FROM PURSUING MBAs." ONE EXCEPTION TO "NORMAL" [#s HEAVY] APPROACH TO MBA IS UK's LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL. LANCASTER FOCUSES ON "SOFT SKILLS" THAT "PLAY TO WOMEN'S STRENGTHS." TOTAL, PURE, UNMITIGATED CRAP!

MBAs in the spotlight
With a raft of reborn and innovative MBAs now on offer, the crowning glory of post-grad qualifications is regaining lost ground. Human Capital looks at the latest trends.
Creating the World’s Most Popular List: Craigslist is Born
“We don’t have much in the way of a business strategy,” says Newmark. “Like no business plan. Which I say to torment all my friends who are VCs or MBAs. That’s always entertaining. The deal is, it’s a mixture of luck and persistence.”

Fred's Five Rules for Product/Market Fit
Love this: Fred Wilson's five rules for product/market fit at startups. I can almost always spot the MBAs pitching me -- there's zero obsession.
How to Use Philosophy as a Personal Operating System: From Seneca to Musashi
The following interview is a slightly modified version of an interview that just appeared on BoingBoing. It explores philosophical systems as personal operating systems (for better decision-making), the value of college and MBAs, and the bridge between business and military strategy, among other things. Avi first reached out to discuss my practical obsession with the philosopher Lucius Seneca, so that’s where we start…

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