da Vinci Principle #1: Curiosity Last week I started the da Vincian Life Series. The first principle of the da Vinci Series is curiosity. Webster defines curiosity as “desire to know”. It was the desire to investigate and learn that drove da Vinci. When presented with ideas he evaluated them before making an opinion. This is …
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The da Vincian Life Series
Overview of 7 da Vincian Principles Leonardo da Vinci is the original Renaissance Man.You can read more about his influence from “da Vinci – Greatest Individual Contributor of all time” that I wrote. John Maxwell defines leadership as influence. Studying the life of Leonardo da Vinci can help any leader increase their influence. There are 3 …
The Seed of Leadership
Whenever leadership is discussed, terms like: Visionary Inspires Focuses on people Change agent Strategic Thinker Creative Fierce Conversationalist Committed Disciplined And we can go on… are brought up as desired character traits. All the character traits of leadership you deem important are and can be developed regardless of your natural inclinations. Because the list of …
The Extinction of Right & Wrong
Whatever happened to right and wrong? Lack of effort to pay attention in meetings or read emails gets filed under miscommunication. Someone doesn’t do their job and it’s because of the lack of buy-in or lack of engagement. No one fails anymore they lack training. What would happen to the work place if we brought …