Category Archives: Leadership
Business Book Review: Work the System by Sam Carpenter
Work the System: the Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less by Sam Carpenter landed in my lap at a very fortuitous time. I was already knee-deep in one of those “what am I doing with my life” phases, …
In Praise of Inertia
Newton’s Law states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest. Inertia tends to get a bad rap. People equate it with laziness. And if you’ve ever read the Bhagavad-Gita, you know that you definitely don’t want to be …
The Leader Within is Your Brand
Many years ago, I took a leadership training class. I’ll never forget the meaningless conversation that took place among very intelligent but egotistical people. I was so disgusted, I walked out of the room. To my surprise, a number of …
A Project Postmortem
We’re big fans of learning by doing at Wasabi Ventures. “I want you to make mistakes.” That’s what my boss kept telling me when I first began working with him. Two years later, and I’m not really sure he’s changed …
