Archive for February, 2006
Bode Miller and Team - Contrary Ideas
Did you follow the Olympics? I followed the games because the American ski team anticipated big-medal results. The pundits foretold their individual star could bring home a record five gold medals. Unfortunately for the US Ski Team, their superstar was Bode (pronounced bo-dee) Miller.
The Limits of Talent
According to the authors of a May 2004 Harvard Business Review article, The Risky Business of Hiring Stars, “most of us have an inherent faith in talent and genius.” I am curious to know, at what point does talent and genius become a drag on organizational success?
By any standard, Bode Miller has gobs of talent. He has won World Cup gold and Olympic silver. No one doubts his talent. “The Zen master of vertical … He doesn’t ski safe, doesn’t ski with…
Life and Business
My dear sister gave birth to her first child last week - a daughter - my first niece. I don’t know much about little girls, except that they are adorable and we dress them in pink. Blue bad. Pink good.
Being a continent away is distressing. These life events are important and getting a snapshot via Yahoo Photos is a bummer. Mind you, it’s better than nothing and being physically separate does not mean we are emotionally distant. Still, the birth of a human being is amazing and I wish I were there.
I am teasing myself thinking I should say these life events make business events seem silly. Business events are not silly, of course, though it is tempting to say so. They are meaningful, only more mundane. And, I…
