Monthly Archives: July 2007

On the Nature and Value of Leadership, Collaboration and Expertise

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve been chatting with Jeremy Heigh about leadership and the role of the expert. Jeremy knows a lot about capital, and, like me, he wants to see entrepreneurs succeed. He is, I think, a natural entrepreneur himself — he wants … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread — July 8, 2007

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Our stress responses What I’m thinking about, and planning on writing (and podcasting) about soon:Leadership: I don’t have a very high opinion of self-professed leaders and so-called leadership programs. But we still live in a society where there seems to … Continue reading →

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Saturday Links for the Week — July 7, 2007 — Pledge Edition

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Dave Pollard

Photo of barefoot hikers for the NYT by Allen Brisson-Smith Taking the Pledge:Moving Beyond Kyoto: Al Gore makes the tough task ahead plain. Live Earth’s 7-point pledge on the climate crisis To demand that my country join an international treaty … Continue reading →

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Know Your Place

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Dave Pollard

The other evening, after doing some yard work, and finding myself alone, I sat cross-legged on the bench at the end of our deck (picture below) and looked back at the house (picture above) and just thought. This is my place, … Continue reading →

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Olbermann Calls on Bush, Cheney to Resign

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Dave Pollard

This is brilliant, moving, and well researched. Just go watch.

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Learning to Learn

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Dave Pollard

My model of capacities needed to cope with complexity Nobel chemist and pioneer complexity expert Ilya Prigogine is cited by my friend Andrew Campbell as saying that nature has no secrets — everything we want or need to know in … Continue reading →

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On Open and Closed Communities, and the Ephemeral Nature of Networks

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Dave Pollard

There’s an interesting discussion going on in one of the KM forums I belong to about the nature of community, how it differs from a network, and the perils and advantages of ‘open’ vs ‘closed’ communities. If you look at … Continue reading →

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“Every Day is a Day of Action”

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Dave Pollard

North Winter / Night White Eagle: Strength and Pride Bear: Earth Unity, Humility West Fall / Evening Red Dolphin: Connection, Friendship Raven: The Messenger East Spring / Morning Yellow Hawk: Recovery, Courage Deer: Life’s Abundance South Summer / Afternoon Blue … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread – July 1, 2007

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Dave Pollard

What I’m thinking about, and planning on writing (and podcasting) about soon:Freeing People from Neediness: I’ve recently realized that, in my zeal to solve problems, to be useful to people, to be sociable, to be popular, to expand my communities … Continue reading →

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