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Knowing what you represent
Mission and Strategy

Knowing what you represent

The chairman of a Dutch, democratic party once said: "We lost people because we failed to remember what our party

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July 22, 2026
Paradox
Uncategorized

Paradox

If you want to be there, make sure you are there.It's a paradox: you can be somewhere and not be

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July 15, 2026
Manufacturability
Vision and Leadership

Manufacturability

When you say something is impossible or possible, you are right either way. I believe in the manufacturability of things,

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May 13, 2026
Coaching
Perception and Communication

Coaching

The very best definition I have ever heard, is this one: coaching is the state of not knowing. This is

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May 6, 2026
Distraction
Mission and Strategy

Distraction

In an AirFrance plane on my way to Dallas, I suddenly felt struck by lightning -- a French lightning bolt

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April 29, 2026
Inspiration
Authenticity

Inspiration

The literal meanings of inspiration are: passion, revelation, to be in the spirit of something.Heavy words, maybe? So are the

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April 22, 2026

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