You don’t need a keyboard to lead… you only need the desire to make something happen.

The explosion in tribes, groups, covens and cirles of interest means that anyone who wants to make a difference can.

Wihout leaders, there is no followers.
You’re a leader.
We need you.

Do you believe in what you do? Every day? It turns out that belief happens to be a brilliant strategy.

Fear of change is built into most organism, beacause change is the first sign of risk.

Heretics are the new leaders. The ones who challenge the status quo, who get out infront of their tribes, who create movements.

Tribes give you leverage.

Leadership isn’t difficult, but you’ve been trained for years to avoid it.

Leaders have followers. Managers have employees.
Managers make widgets. Leaders make change.

What people are afraid of isn’t failure. It’s blame. Criticism.
We choose not to be remarkable because we’re worried about criticism.

How can I create something that critics will criticize? Continue reading →

Making a mark on the world is a common human desire.

Revolution doesn’t not happen when society adopts new technologies – it happens when society adopts new behaviors.

Shared awareness is the ability of many different people and groups to understand a situation and to understant who else has the same understanding.

Whenever you improve a group’s ability to communicare internally, you change the things it is capable of.

When you neighbor walks your dog while you are ill, or the guy behind the counter trust you to pay him next time, social capital is at work. It is the shadow of the future.

– de căutat: Robert Putnam – Being Alone, 2000

The suburbs reduce the likelihood of chance encounters.

Interactions at work produce the kind of familiarity and trust that used to be more a part of the fabric of our communities.

Now it is easier for groups to Continue reading →