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How Do We Lead Gen F?

Gen F – the Facebook Generation. Facebook hit 200 million users this week, in 40 languages.  That’s doubled from 100 million just 8 short months ago. [Update: Facebook hit 500 million registered users in the summer of 2010.] The NY Times graphed the progress, including the generational element. If Facebook were a country, it would […]

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Slumdog Millionaire: Just See It

My first words out coming out of the theater were “Wow. Wow!” If you haven’t seen this movie yet, you’re missing out. Slumdog Millionaire opens with Jamal, a kid from the sprawling slums of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India, who somehow earned a seat on India’s TV show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” being brutally […]

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2009 = Service and Innovation

Here’s a prophetic word for 2009. Who will be the standout leaders in the coming year? Innovators who genuinely serve those entrusted to their care. Innovators who serve their clientele, their customers, their team, or their organizations will stand in stark contrast to the cancerous rash of self-serving kleptocracies we experienced in 2008. From Mugabe […]