Joy Huang is the president of ConnectEast, and her insightful newsletters offer a wealth of information and perspective on the increasingly critical connection between Western and Chinese cultures. Whether or not you think you'll ever do business … Read the full article→
Your Wup Step #4: Talk
12.14.10
As I promised in my last WUP post, this step is where the magic happens. It's the one thing that even the most ardent of note-takers and journalists rarely even think about: Talk. Talk about your observations and ideas with everyone in your … Read the full article→
Chewing the Fat with Goose
12.11.10
It's not always that I get interviewed in my own home, but recently, Chris Taylor, business book maven and the president of Goose Educational Media, stopped by to chat about Extreme Leadership, what it means to be a mentor of substance and … Read the full article→
Your WUP Step #3: Ponder
12.09.10
So, now that you've taken notes from your scanning (see step #1) and eavesdropping (see step #2), it's time to make it interesting. After collecting your observations for a while, stop, read through your notes, and reflect on them. Ponder them. … Read the full article→
Your WUP Step #2: The Art of the Eavesdrop
12.06.10
Let's say you're standing in line at Starbucks, minding your own business, and there's a couple behind you in line having a little tiff about his mother, her aerobics instructor, or something like that. Be honest: you listen in, don't you? Of … Read the full article→
Your Wake Up Pad
12.01.10
It's time for another WUP upside the head. I've written about this here before, and, of course, in The Radical Edge. Given the challenges many (most?) of us are facing today, I thought it an opportune time to fire up our natural, built in, … Read the full article→
Burn Your Boss?
11.28.10
A few years back, while I was in the early days of writing The Radical Edge, I encountered something that stopped me in my tracks and made me wonder what the world of business relationships had come to. I was prowling through the sleek metal and … Read the full article→
Prove to Others that You’re Proving it to Yourself
11.22.10
Extreme Leadership is not a solo act; it doesn't happen in a vacuum. You're not going to change the world by yourself. (More on that in an upcoming post). It's your job to recruit, cultivate, and develop the up and coming Extreme Leaders in your … Read the full article→
