Posts in chronological order with tag creativity

Reflections on Matthew Szulik and closing the ‘executive gap’

by David Burney August 27, 2010

Almost exactly two years ago I left Red Hat to start what would become New Kind. I’d been there for four and a half years. It was wonderful and challenging; one of the great adventures of my life.
There are several reasons it was so rewarding:
+ I was working on meaningful work. We were proving that [...]

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Yesterday. All my troubles seemed so far away.

by David Burney July 15, 2010

Grasshoppers have to let go of some old baggage. If we continue to battle 20th centuries bogeymen, we’re going to lose 21st century opportunities.

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The first strategic question

by David Burney July 14, 2010

At New Kind, we believe that innovative organizations compete stronger when they have a mission. A real mission. Something you can understand. Something you can see. Hold onto. Bite into. Something you can join.

This is the most important strategic question for innovative organizations— those whose leadership possess the courage and self-awareness to answer it.

“Who are you?”

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