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From HBR There is no bigger cliché in business psychology than the idea that high self-confidence is key to career success. It is time to debunk this myth. In fact, low self-confidence is more likely to make you successful. ...

From HBR I was recently having a long conversation with a colleague, who was passionately outlining a new solution to an old problem, when my cellphone died. I was traveling, and to continue our discussion, I had to walk across the airport to a public pay phone. I kept adding coins to keep the call going. The conversation ended once my colleague convinced me that even...

When I wrote this post, I braced myself for  flak from the tech community as I was sure techies would go out of their way to demonstrate how off base my assumptions were. I checked  the posts… Go to Source   ...

THE CLOCK OF THE LONG NOW AND DIVERGENT THINKING The lessons for Successful Long-term Innovation I have retrieved from reflecting on “The Clock of the Long Now“, written by Steward Brand in year 2000. The book challenges readers to go beyond daily thinking to take long-term responsibility for sustainable development. By trying to think in a 10.000-year perspective,...