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In praise of the follower

by Bill Wren on September 11, 2011

For what seems years now, I’m been hearing about leadership. I’ve been in conferences, read books and seen countless posts online about how you have to be a leader. Everyone on a team has to lead. It’s in leadership that success lies.

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I plan to cheat – you are advised

by Bill Wren on October 31, 2010

Mark over at Thoughtwrestling had what I think is a very good idea: a non-fiction, manifesto writing month. You can get the details here. I’ve decided against my better judgement to participate. I only say that because I’ve so many things I’m working on and worrying about now that one more on the pile is [...]

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Stories all the time

by Bill Wren on October 28, 2010

Most people I know wake in the morning, get up, get a coffee and then turn to their morning paper for news or their computer for email and news. Put another way, their days begin with stories. When they go to bed, many of them read first, or watch some television beforehand, or talk to [...]

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Double digit nothing

by Bill Wren on August 12, 2010

The last few weeks have been characterized by lots to do, a good deal of frustration and, most significantly and surprisingly, reassessment. In other words, I’m over-extended and not in a good way. I probably have twelve posts on twelve different topics that I have started over the last few weeks, none of which is [...]

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Efficiency

by Bill Wren on July 16, 2010

“All life we work but work is a bore. If life’s for living, what’s living for?” – The Kinks – On a whim, I did a quick Google search for, “What is living for?” It didn’t have an answer. (It did, however, provide me a link to Wikipedia and an entry on sustainable living.) I [...]

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