A few days ago a CEO mentioned that he tries to run his company based on the Golden Rule. He was surprised when I responded that that wasn’t always a good idea and wanted to know why I thought that.
Since Carl Sagan had helped shape my attitude in his The Rules of the Game, I sent him the PDF to read.
The rules were garnered through living and they’re the best enticement I can think of to get you to read the essay. (All eight pages, click the link!).
TABLE OF PROPOSED RULES TO LIVE BY

The Golden Rule Do unto others as …read more

A recent discussion on LinkedInBloggers (check it out) started around a WSJ Online article about disconnecting from people in an online network and migrated to online behavior. Paul Chaney sent a link to an article he’d written that’s a good guide on what to do and not do.
So, what does all this have to do with leadership, establishing better communications with those around you and living a productive, happy life?
It turns out that the actions and MAP (mindset, attitude, philosophy™) needed to create great online networks is the same that’s been needed for all positive human interactions since cavemen tried …read more