Information grows differently than industry or agriculture. Thus hundreds of years of understanding about how to grow Industrial-Age businesses doesn’t really apply to many Information Age endeavors. Indeed, some of the lessons of how to grow a farm in the Agricultural Age didn’t necessarily translate to Industrial Age corporate growth, although some did. The key [...]
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was once talking to a group of college students and told them, “I am really no different than you. I may have more money than you do, but money doesn’t make the difference… “If there is any difference between you and me, it may simply be that I get up every [...]
As the old saying goes, “Leaders are Readers.” This has proven true generation after generation, and is still the reality today. But there is a significant difference in the leadership value in different types of reading. For example, few would doubt that there is a difference in benefits between reading the following items: a technical [...]
The desire to “fit in” is fundamental to human nature and society. We enjoy being with people that we have much in common with; it brings comfort, security, familiarity, and gives us the sense that we are right about things. However, this desire can lead down a path that will take us away from where [...]
“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority. –Alexander Hamilton Simply put, legitimate foundation means the will of the People at large, while legitimate authority is the [...]
Do you know why the following questions matter? Can you list at least three sources of opposing views on the answers? Read the questions, then answer them by commenting below. 1. What is the source of man’s rights? 2. What are the differences between inalienable and civil rights? 3. What is the proper role of [...]
“Propaganda is to democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.” -Noam Chomsky During the 2008 presidential campaign, I received the following ridiculous email: Subject Line: Obama Quotes From His Books — In HIS Own Words! Text: Check out these quotes from his books yourself. FORWARD TO ALL YOU CAN. From Dreams of My [...]
This is part 5 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Few people realize how widespread the New Tribe revolution has become. The many examples of online New Tribes show how rapidly this trend is growing. But there is even more to [...]
This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The sixth type of tribe is the Information-Age Tribe. We are all still struggling for the perfect name. The term “e-tribe” is too narrow, since many of the new relationships are not online. I’ll settle [...]
This is part 3 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Indeed, by the 1990s America was deeply into the Industrial Age. Industrial tribes (no longer really Tribes, but rather tribes, small “t”) were built around career. People left the farms, and the communities which connected them, for economic opportunities [...]
