Get Spanxed & Win – Profiles in Vision Mastery #4
Victor Hugo famously wrote that “nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” But what if the idea is yours. How do you know when it’s time has come? Where do you look for proof? Do you wait to go to market until the world agrees with you until your idea is […]
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A Shaker and Mover You Never Heard of: How to get on the “Richter” Scale
Melinda Richter may take no for an answer sometimes, but you’d better have a good reason. Ms. Richter heads Johnson & Johnson Innovation Labs (JLABS) a unique incubator for medical technology startups that provides “large company” resources, including funding, to boost the success rate of fledgling companies. JLABS boasts an incredible 80% success rate — […]
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Vision Master or Entertainment Master or Both?
Suppose you’re a girl of African ancestry born in the deep South in the 1950s. Your family is poor and rural. You’re the daughter of an unmarried teenage mother. Shortly after your birth, your parents split up. You live with your grandmother, then your mom, then your dad. As a young woman, you’re repeatedly […]
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Judy and the Yellow Brick Road: A Superstar “Vision Master” You Never Heard Of
Judy and the Yellow Brick Road: A Superstar “Vision Master” You Never Heard Of Verona is a small town nestled among the low hills and verdant farms of south-central Wisconsin. It’s an unlikely place for one of the largest technology companies in the U.S. to call home. Yet, there among the green fields sprawls the […]
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The Science of Vision Mastery: 5 Essential Moves in Your Business Playbook (Part I)
Hello Vision Masters! I trust you were inspired by my call to arms in my last post. If so, you may have been thinking “ok I’m ready to roll”, but just what is it that top Vision Masters do on a daily basis to produce success?” Hang on. We’ll cover the 5 Essential Moves in Your […]
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Vision Masters: Be Prepared to Disrupt and to be Disrupted – A Call to Action
Vision Masters . . . to arms! You’ve got to master the science of Vision Mastery or fail. Read on if you are a CEO, Founder, Partner. This week’s blog applies the lessons of Super Bowl 2019 to this challenge. Read on and you’ll get just how big the challenge you face really is: I’ve […]
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Decision-Making for Vision Masters – The Importance of Agility (Part II)
In my last post, “Decision-Making for Vision Masters – A Major Factor in Company Growth“, I suggested that frequent, committed decision-making was integral to business success. I introduced you to the OODA loop process, developed by military strategist Colonel John Boyd — observe, orient, decide, act — which has long been employed by military and […]
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Decision-Making for Vision Masters – A Major Role in Company Growth
You’re probably faced with important decisions daily. Such is the life of a vision master leading(the CEO or Founder) a growing company. But let me ask you this . . . How many do you make and commit to fulfilling on every day? How many do you table, perhaps resolving to decide tomorrow, or get […]
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Mission Impossible – Elon Musk’s Secret to Great Achievement
Happy New Year to Each of You — here’s to a prosperous 2019! The interest in my recent posts about the travails of Elon Musk leads me to believe that you, like me, find this iconic entrepreneur both fascinating and vexing. Whether it is the success of Space X or the struggles of Tesla, we […]
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Update on Tesla – is Elon Musk an Asshole?
Set aside your sensibilities for a few minutes and hang in with me for this blog. Chances are, if you read on, you are not one of them. Friend, keep watching the news about personalities at the head of major innovation leaders, as this news will reveal a great deal about how you as a […]
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