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Leading or Creating? Or Both?

Jim Seybert — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:25:46 +0000

My mind has been wandering recently around the juxtaposition of leadership and creativity.

What influence does one have on the other? Are all leaders creative? Does creativity, by default, make one a leader? Can a leader be too creative? Must leaders be creative?

I am not an expert in either of these areas but I do have [...]

Getting Lost in the Story

Jim Seybert — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:35:32 +0000

Note: This piece was first published in December 2006. With the recent LOST finale, I thought you might find relevance in a flash back to the show’s early years.

I am always blown away by the presenters at EPM Communication’s annual Entertainment Marketing Conference, held at the Universal City Hilton in [...]

Personal Dis-integration

Jim Seybert — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:16:16 +0000

The latest edition of Counter Intelligence is available.

This month I explore a practice the ancient Greeks knew as “akrasia” – or as we call these days “square peg in a round hole.”

If you don’t receive a free copy via email every month, you can [...]

Haiku and the Decision Making Process

Jim Seybert — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:56:52 +0000

If a traffic accident occurs directly in front of you as you barrel at 80 miles an hour, your reflexes and instinct take over to help you slam on the brakes, look in the mirror and maneuver the wheel to (hopefully) avoid being part of the imminent mayhem.

If the same accident happens [...]

Avoiding Strengths Drift

Jim Seybert — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:22:13 +0000

Counter Intelligence by Jim Seybert – February 2010

It looks like I am finally going to make good on my promise to get a Class B driver’s license, so I can join the transportation team at my church and volunteer to drive the bus. My schedule allows the flexibility and I love to drive, so it’s a [...]

Job Descriptions – Redux

Jim Seybert — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:54:17 +0000

I visit the hardware store to buy a hammer with one specific task in mind; I need to pound nails. Hammers can do other things – pull nails, bust drywall, prop open doors – but I paid money for the hammer because I have nails that need pounding.

Airline tickets are purchased because I want to be [...]

The Downside of Balance

Jim Seybert — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:36:16 +0000

Counter Intelligence – November 2009

Balance is a good thing for bicycles, tightrope walkers and ballerinas. Toddlers need balance, as do the wheels on your car and those amazing young women who jump and spin on a four-inch wide balance beam in the Olympics.