Thinking

Breaking Your “Four Minute Mile”

by George Ambler on June 25, 2006

The story of Roger Bannister is an inspirational one. For many years it was widely believed to be impossible for a human to run a mile (1609 meters) in under four minutes. In fact, for many years, it was believed that the four minute mile was a physical barrier that no man could break without [...]

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The Best Times to Be Creative

by George Ambler on March 24, 2006

Paul Williams from Idea Sandbox has a follow-up post to a Time article describing the best times to be creative. He has used his creativity and produced the following images to illustrate the best times to be creative. For the Morning Person For the Evening Person Low Concentration – the body’s clock shifts, lowering concentration. [...]

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Where do you wear your thinking cap?

by George Ambler on February 25, 2006

An article entitled “Where do you wear your thinking cap?” found that…. “New research into entrepreneurial thinking conducted by mobile phone company Sony Ericsson……offers an intriguing glimpse into patterns of creativity. A survey of men and women, working predominantly in “progressive” areas such as IT and biotechnology found that 81% of people have their best [...]

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The 10 Most Enduring Ideas

by George Ambler on December 19, 2005

An interesting article published by strategy+business seeking those ideas that “are most likely to endure for (at least) another 10 years?” Their findings are as follows: EXECUTION – “It’s not your strategic choices that drive success, but how well you implement them.” THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION – “A learning organization is one that is deliberately designed [...]

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Ideas: The Foundation of Leadership

by George Ambler on December 12, 2005

Photo by danbruell Ideas form the basis of leadership! Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, describes an ‘idea‘ as being: “the result of thinking.” Thinking and leadership go hand-in-hand, primarily because: “Great leaders lead by ideas” – Rudolph W. Giuliani Great leaders lead through ideas, not through positional power and authority. Good examples of great leaders who [...]

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