I recently gave a keynote speech at Penn State’s Imagin8 leadership conference in State College, PA. During the Q&A, one of the students asked me:
“How do you bring organizational democracy to your company if you’re a junior or mid-level employee?”
I was asked the same question in late February when I was in the Netherlands […]
Entries from April 2006
ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOCRACY FROM THE BOTTOM (OR MIDDLE) UP
April 26th, 2006 · No Comments
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WORLDBLU FORUM SPEAKER WINS FRIEDMAN PRIZE FOR LIBERTY
April 21st, 2006 · No Comments
Today I found out that my friend Mart Laar, former prime minister of Estonia and a speaker at the WorldBlu Forum in 2005 and the WorldBlu Leadership Roundtable in 2003, is the recipient of the 2006 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.
Last spring at this time, I recall sitting in a restaurant with Mart telling […]
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MY AH-HA! AT THE MOVIE, “V IS FOR VENDETTA”
April 20th, 2006 · No Comments
Have you seen it yet? V is for Vendetta is by the makers of The Matrix. It’s a fantastic story about control, freedom, fear, government, and the very present future.
There were many moments in the film that got me thinking, but I’d like to highlight just this one for now. At one […]
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SPIRIT ON THE JOB
April 12th, 2006 · No Comments
In her new book, ” target=”_blank”>Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism, ” target=”_blank”>Patricia Aburdene explains that the number one megatrend of our time is spirituality. As I travel, I increasingly find people talking about how they bring a sense of spirituality and spiritual principles into their work-life each day. It’s becoming increasingly […]
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THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF MUSIC
April 6th, 2006 · No Comments
It seems like democracy is impacting everything these days, going beyond political systems to influence healthcare, fashion, technology, business, and even the music industry.
Enter PANDORA , an online radio where you get to create your own radio stations that play your favorite artists. Pandora’s main goal, however, is to expose people to new […]
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