Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.
The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff
“I have also a flower,” declared the little prince as he tried to describe his planet to a geographer.
“We do not record flowers,” said the geographer.
“Why is that? The flower is the most beautiful thing on my planet!”
“We do not record them,” said the geographer, “because they are ephemeral.”
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Noblesse Oblige
(The Obligations of Nobility)
If not Me, Who?
If not Here, Where?
If not Now, When?
Hillels Challenge
On a high hill, in a stone castle with his wife, lived a wealthy nobleman.
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About as Far as We Can Go!
The Experience of Disruption
1985
The Chairman:
So you think we need to manage our own Brand Identity?
But we’re great! We’re about the biggest thing in this business!
Isn’t it enough that we make great advertising?
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And
“It’s not binary! You can be gifted and decent at the same time!”
(Woz, talking with Steve)
Steve Jobs…the Movie
Perhaps the most significant (and insidiously unnoticed) flaw in our over-stressed, hyper-analytical existence is the pernicious tendency to
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Creating Empty & Full
“You must empty a box before you can fill it.”
—Irish Proverb
From our perspective, excellent communication is about sending Empty and Full into your conversations as equal partners.
For example: you looked
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