how to fight lack of commitment in those who follow

This is part 2 of 12 reflections on Gary Hamel’s WSJ.com blog called The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500. 2. Contribution counts for more than credentials. When you post a video to YouTube, no one asks you if you went to film school. When you write a blog, no one cares whether you have a [...]

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who is the star in your organization?

This is part a reflection on Gary Hamel’s WSJ.com blog called The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500. 1. All ideas compete on an equal footing. On the Web, every idea has the chance to gain a following—or not, and no one has the power to kill off a subversive idea or squelch an embarrassing [...]

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what a trashcan taught me about leadership

One time I didn’t dump the trash. Actually, I didn’t dump it for weeks. It was basically dry non-organic material that never smelled. I must disclose I’m Chinese therefore I try to be frugal. It’s pathetic, but there is a dilemma I face when dumping trash: do I dump frequently to keep a clean image [...]

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