Today's story starts in a Maryland suburb with a kid graduating from high school and started at a...
Leadership topic - wonder
Wonder is step five of the empower framework: a leader who wonders stays curious about changes in the market and drives innovation. Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; Is good at bringing creative ideas of others to market; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work;
Roadblock – Shuts down discussions before they begin, focuses only on what has been done before, Closed judging language versus focusing on questions and learning
Start with Joy, Clever or Knowledge, then see how it plays out across the U2 series.
No One to Depend On… wonder what you learn when you stop talking?
As they locked us INTO the conference room, they took my slides...IBM had always been involved...
Song for America… renew on the long drive with the quiet one?
"We are not even halfway there..."I have driven through much of Kansas, highlighted by a Turnpike...
Magnum Opus… execute on the work you would do for free?
"... the scoring always happens in the First 2 or the Last 2 ..."... do you know the scene in...
Miracles Out of Nowhere… wonder what your early failures were for?
"He will make a great Master's student"While starting my career, my family, I was also continuing...
The Wall… observe the signs before someone else does?
"You can quit ... but I am not going to pay you to leave."They were offering packages to leave for...
Carry On Wayward Son… partner with the voice you still hear?
"Keep your pants zipped, and everything will turn out fine."As I crested the hill west of Tyler as...
Dust in the Wind… manage the minutes you keep promising?
"Dad is a few 2 or 3?"... 1985, we were in Friendswood in our first house. There is a story of my...
Point of Know Return… engage the hours you will wish you had back?
"I can come to the funeral any day but Thursday." ... "It's Thursday"My college roommate Wes, who...
Love Is Blindness… wonder what the people closest to you will remember?
"My first girlfriend. For exactly a week... which luckily included my 14th birthday"One woman I...
We Got the Beat… wonder how she hears the whole room?
wonder how she hears the whole room?"... there is no way I can possibly ever lead like...
Unwell… wonder what is out there for you?
wonder what is out there for you?"Are you trying to get rid of me? Why should I interview outside...
About a Girl… wonder whether the limit was ever the problem?
wonder whether the limit was ever the problem?20 minutes. 5 paragraphs. 13 unique sentences.Tenth...
Rain King… wonder what Intelligence is actually for?
wonder what Intelligence is actually for?Curious. And mischievous.You got into tech because you...













