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The Purpose of Assuming Full Responsibility

September 19, 2012 7 Comments
The Purpose of Assuming Full Responsibility

I’m a huge fan of purpose; I think it is the missing element in most organizations. One of my favorite statements of purpose is this one from the University of Texas: Transform lives for the benefit of society I love that. I believe we should all be working to improve our society, and I believe [...]

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Student Branding Achievement: MBA, Spring 2012

May 9, 2012 17 Comments
Student Branding Achievement: MBA, Spring 2012

My MBA class in personal branding was one of the most enjoyable classes I have ever taught in my entire career. The majority of my 30 students challenged themselves and encouraged each other to create blogs they could be proud of. I’m sure they used my name in vain many times when they were reading [...]

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Student Branding Achievement: Undergraduate, Spring 2012

May 9, 2012 3 Comments
Student Branding Achievement: Undergraduate, Spring 2012

I taught courses in personal branding and social business this semester to 32 undergraduate and 30 MBA students at The University of Nevada, Reno. At the height of the course, students were required to blog three times per week and tweet three times per day, five days per week. We produced a mountain of content. [...]

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Leaders Are Master Learners

December 27, 2011 16 Comments
Leaders Are Master Learners

I caught this interview with Kaki King on CNN today. I’ve never heard of Kaki King, so I was barely paying attention when she said something that just blew me away: I play guitar for a living, and this guitar is way smarter than me. I know that, and I say this a lot, but [...]

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