ChangeThis: Issue 102
February 13, 2013
The Self-Publishing Revolution by Guy Kawasaki & Shawn Welch “Shelf space for ebooks is infinite, and anyone who can use a word processor can write and publish a book. These changes don’t mean that books are better—no more than a democratic political system guarantees better leaders—but at least the system is more accessible. ” Pause to Lead Forward: The Paradoxical Leadership Breakthrough by Kevin Cashman “Could it be that going faster and driving harder are not the answers?
"Shelf space for ebooks is infinite, and anyone who can use a word processor can write and publish a book. These changes don't mean that books are better—no more than a democratic political system guarantees better leaders—but at least the system is more accessible."
by Kevin Cashman
"Could it be that going faster and driving harder are not the answers? ... Could it be that the source of our real value as leaders might come from different thinking and different choices rather than from perpetuation of the incessant pace we strain to maintain?"
"After thirty years in the consumer electronics industry, I have seen my fair share of successes and failures. Applying our idea to the successes, we decided they exhibited characteristics of the feudal Japanese stealth warrior known as the ninja."
"If we don't understand our own preferences or the true motivations behind our own behaviors, marketers are wasting billions of dollars each year by asking questions people simply can't know the answer to."
"Face it. You're vulnerable. So is your boss. So is your client. So are your employees. And their vulnerabilities can result in decisions that leave YOU feeling betrayed."
"Business people are the new superheroes. And they are here to save the world. Their super power is purpose. And with it they intend to improve and save billions of lives while putting millions more dollars back into the economy."