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Seth Godin

Opening the Valve to a distinctive organization

1 comment April 30, 2012

Seth Godin recently posted a link to the employee handbook of Valve — the company famous for video games such as “Left 4 Dead,” “Half Life,” “Day of Defeat,” and many others. Founded by former Microsoft employees Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington in 1996, the handbook is so incredibly powerful it could be the source [...]

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One more on gurus…

7 comments March 9, 2010

After my post on “Intellectual Dishonesty” attacking the mentality of gurus was posted — and has received an amazing number of hits and comments — there is one more related point I have to vent. …and please excuse the very personal aspect of this story. My late wife, Sheri, was a true leader in the [...]

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Intellectual dishonesty…

22 comments March 6, 2010

I’m tired of it…bored…and mad as hell. Strange as it sounds, I’m jaded by all of the talk about disruption. I am angry…because I have come to the conclusion those who focus upon it have become intellectually dishonest, and – frankly – simply lazy and passé. Just a few days ago, a major blogger wrote [...]

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Why Seth Godin is sooooooo wrong…

29 comments February 17, 2010

The University of North Carolina announced today, in a cost-cutting measure, all students, alumni, and fans will be prohibited from attending future games of the Tarheel basketball team. “In today’s world, there’s no need for us to go to all of the trouble and expense of actually having the fans in the arena. They can [...]

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