Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurship’

Variations on a Theme: Racing in the Rain (Part 2)

January 25th, 2010   Comments (0)
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The Art of Racing in the RainContinuing the theme of my last post, I’d like to talk about the fact that there’s an art and a science to racing in the rain; just like business, just like entrepreneurship, and just like HR in today’s climate. It’s about the hard stuff and the soft stuff. And more than that, it’s about “hardwiring” the “soft stuff.” And from now on, when I use the expression “Racing in the Rain” I mean operating in today’s shifting markets and competitive landscape as an entrepreneur, business or HR leader.

The art of racing in the rain is getting the driver and the car to perform as if it isn’t raining! When you can drive like the track isn’t wet, when everyone else is driving like it is … you’ll win. It’s as simple as that… or as complex.

You see, most drivers are afraid of the rain. Rain amplifies mistakes and water on the track makes things unpredictable. Here are a few more final lessons from the book “The Art of Racing in the Rain” I’d like to share: (more…)

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Embracing Technology Trends

January 28th, 2009   Comment (1)
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Right now I’m at Harvard Business School for my annual week of Executive Education.

At our opening Sunday night, David Yoffie continued his tradition of kicking off our week with his take on 2009’s “big ideas”. Here are my two favorites: (more…)

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Musings on a few of my passions; HR, HR Professionals, Talent and Entrepreneurship

January 16th, 2009   Comments (3)
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Gifford Pinchot calls entrepreneurial behaviour within an organization “Intrapreneuring” and Guy Kawasaki and others blog about it. A Google search of the noun intrapreneurship leads to 20 million results. The verb, intrapreneuring, leads to 20 thousand entries (hmmmm, is there a message on turning thought into action in these numbers?).

Join me in thinking out loud about two of the most critical items on our collective agenda today – Talent and Entrepreneurship. I hope that my thoughts will serve as a launch pad for a discussion on what constitutes HR and Business Leadership, because I’m convinced that what our organizations and our country need most today is an explosion of entrepreneurial behavior. (more…)

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