Topic: Voltaire

Leading Ideas: Acknowledge Your Responsibility

Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 20, 2006 at 9:00 AM

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." -- Voltaire (1694-1778) French Enlightenment writer The first question I often ask leaders who are facing tough issues is, "How did you contribute to them?" I push them to ...READ»

LEADERSHIP | 3 comments

Leading Ideas: Look for Excellence in Others

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Mon Oct 10, 2005 at 10:06 AM

"By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property." -- Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer, influenced the French Revolution Last week I had dinner with a friend who has owns a successful ad agency in New York City. At ...READ»

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The Starbucks Sisterhood

BY Polly LaBarre
Relevancy Score: 26
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:48 PM

A new generation of women is reinventing the rules of work faster than you can say, 'Double decaf skinny latte.'READ»

PHILANTHROPY | Comment

Terrorists Strike Fast... Interpol has to Move Faster... Ron Noble is on the Case

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 10
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:36 AM

A profile of far-reaching change with life-and-death consequencesREAD»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | 6 comments

If He's So Smart...Steve Jobs, Apple, and the Limits of Innovation

BY Carleen Hawn
Relevancy Score: 10
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:46 AM

The battle over digital music is just another verse in Apple's sad song: This astonishingly imaginative company keeps getting muscled out of markets it creates. So what does Apple have to tell us about innovation?READ»