“Go right from the inspiration — the vision — to actually making it. Don’t think it through. Don’t talk about it. Don’t plan it. Dive in and start making it happen. If you do that — if you can start rocking — you’ll get some momentum, and when you have some momentum then the project has a chance, because now you’re into it. It’s going somewhere, it’s tangible. Sure, you’ll still run up against problems to solve and decisions to make, but you’ll approach these in the moment and solve them in the moment. You’ll solve them so you can keep moving.”

“More Rock, Less Talk” - Boing Boing (via designinginnovations)

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poptimisms: You feel like you’re losing it. That thing you usually do so well. Making people laugh, coming up with great ideas, dressing like a king, whatever. You’re not exactly sure what’s wrong, but fear ending up like the rest: mediocre. It’s strange, because you do what you’ve always been doing. And that’s probably the problem. Change is necessary to keep on the top of your game. Habits don’t take long to form, and chances are, you’ve stuck to your guns in the name of integrity, when in fact, you’ve just been stubborn. Simply do the exact opposite of what you’d usually do. It’s not the opposite if it doesn’t seriously question your rules, morals, or ethics. It has to feel wrong in the gut. It’s the only way to get back on track.

poptimisms:

You feel like you’re losing it. That thing you usually do so well. Making people laugh, coming up with great ideas, dressing like a king, whatever. You’re not exactly sure what’s wrong, but fear ending up like the rest: mediocre. It’s strange, because you do what you’ve always been doing. And that’s probably the problem. Change is necessary to keep on the top of your game. Habits don’t take long to form, and chances are, you’ve stuck to your guns in the name of integrity, when in fact, you’ve just been stubborn. Simply do the exact opposite of what you’d usually do. It’s not the opposite if it doesn’t seriously question your rules, morals, or ethics. It has to feel wrong in the gut. It’s the only way to get back on track.

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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action (via TED)

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers — and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.

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“To become a truly connected leader, you must embrace the virtues preferred in social environments: passionate, inspirational leadership, leading by motivating and setting an example, creating a vision, mentoring, asking the right questions and setting the right social conditions. Li advocates information-sharing activities that demonstrate such open leadership: explaining, updating, conversing, crowdsourcing and having open discussions.”

Enterprise 2.0 Changes What Kind Of Leader You Need To Be - Forbes.com

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