I like to ski. Once you learn the technical aspects of skiing, great ski days become all about rhythm and flow. Feeling the fall line of the mountain you are on, the conditions that day, and how your skis react to the snow. If you are carving turns with someone else, you need to get into their rhythm too. The result can be the most amazing dance down the mountain.
While President of Robelle I often gave people tasks that challenged them to raise their own performance and leadership. Kerry Lathwell, who reported to me for ten years, shared with…
I was recently reading Greg Farley's post 3 Words. Turns out there is a move on for people to embrace three words for 2011. As I am working on new…
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Thomas Hellman is the Director of the W. Maurice Young Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Research Center at the University of British Columbia. Thomas is a keen observer of entrepreneurs. He…