Interrelativity

Category: People

  • Love is the Killer App, Blogs are the Killer Platform

    Tim Sanders, author of the book Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends, has a new blog, Sanders Says.  I was reminded of Tim’s lovecat way (or what I call bizlove) several times while reading the book I just finished (and blogged about), Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the…

  • Revolution: the Business and Brand of Sustainability?

    The Seattle Times recently ran a Washington Post article on how Steve Case pushes symbiotic relationship of business principles, green ideas.  This was particularly interersting to me, given that a few days earlier, Case‘s new company, Revolution, LLC, had flexed its muscles to grow Flexcar, whose [now] former CEO, Lance Ayrault, had shared some of…

  • Chaordic Leadership Principles

    In anticipation of the possibility that week’s Seattle Times article about Interrelativity might generate increased interest in the company, I updated our web site … including my curriculum vitae (CV, aka resumé), both the short and long versions.  I decided to include a section in the latter document about my approach to leadership, which I…

  • Virtues, Goals, Plans and Aspirations

    I recently wrote about goal-free living,  and the value of non-attachment to outcomes … and in a subsequent comment, how this might apply to plans.  Shortly after making the original post, I read about Benjamin Franklin’s 13-point "plan" (via BoingBoing), through which he achieved great happiness throughout his 79-year life. He maintained a weekly chart…

  • Working with Angel Investors: It’s the Relationship, Stupid!

    Susan Preston, Of Counsel at Davis, Wright, Tremaine, LLP, and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, shared her insights and experiences on how entrepreneurs can build and maintain successful relationships with angel investors at yesterday’s Northwest Entrepreneur Network Venture Breakfast. Sue started out by presenting a number of statistics on angel and venture capital…

  • Advisors: Personal and Professional, Imaginary and Real

    Last week, my friend, Mary, sent me a fabulous article on how to assemble and use a personal board of advisors entitled "Looking Out for Number One", by Jim Collins, author of "Good to Great". The article tied in with a number of related themes from pieces I’ve been reading — and hearing — about…

  • Howard Schultz on Passion, Perseverance and Partnership

      I had a remarkable Starbucks Experience yesterday, which prompted me to go back and review my notes from Howard Schultz’s inspiring book “Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time” (co-authored with Dori Jones Yang).  It reminded me of my intention to start posting more summaries of…

  • Honor and Consciousness on MLK Day

    Yesterday, I was struck by the multiple interpretations of a poster I saw at the King County Library announcing their closure in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday: [the sign reads: Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday] One interpretation is that the library is closing in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. …

  • A Few Notes on Work, Play and Suffering

    I’ve encountered a number of interesting and inspiring thoughts about work and play and suffering in the past 24 hours.  As much as I am tempted to explore some of these further, I want even more to get to work [on other things] right now.  I’m simply going to post the links here, with a…

  • Howard Schultz on Human Needs: Community and Health Care

    I keep coming across inspiring references to Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks.  Last week, I discovered a recent interview in KNOW Magazine entitled The Art of Creating Passionate Consumers, which included the following quotes: … consumers are demanding more. They want products or services that create a powerful and enduring emotional connection. The fracturing…