23 Aug 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, 1 Comments

Glimpses Of Brilliance: IKEA

What does a company need to do to survive in the emerging, volatile marketplace of tomorrow? Today we get some glimpses of brilliance and insight from one of my favorite stores — a place that also happens to serve some of my favorite meatballs: IKEA.

09 Aug 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Legacy, Life, 3 Comments

Google Being Evil & Why Net Neutrality Matters

We’ve been hearing a lot about Google “going evil” over the last week or so. This is why net neutrality matters to me, in just a few words.

28 Jul 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, 1 Comments

‘Team Players’ Are Killing Your Company

In the modern corporation, creativity has been sacrificed in favor of forwarding the interests of the “Team Player.” This is a great strategy — if we want our companies to die within the next five 5 years…

20 Jun 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Legacy, Life, 0 Comments

We Are What We Choose (2010 Princeton Baccalaureate Remarks by Jeff Bezos)

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, encourages the Princeton Class of 2010 to remember the difference between cleverness and kindness — and that we become the choices we make.

20 May 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Legacy, Life, 1 Comments

The Future Of Publishing

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Check out this brilliant video on the future of publishing and how we see emerging leaders.

10 May 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Legacy, 3 Comments

Saving The World, One Household Product At A Time

Is it possible to help save the world by buying “greener” products? I think so, and here’s why…

29 Mar 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, 2 Comments

Kill The Jargon

Jargon is everywhere. Just like countries, every industry has its own language with terminology, slang, and catch phrases. Some of this is fine, maybe even good — but there’s something important here we can learn from Apple about making our communication more simple.

26 Feb 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, Legacy, Life, 0 Comments

Questions Are The New Answers

Everyone loves answers. But in the new “age of Google,” it is the QUESTIONS we should be paying attention to.

29 Jan 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, Legacy, Life, 0 Comments

End Of An Era

Everyone wants to know what is going on with business. Rules that have worked for decades no longer seem to apply.

What if we, as leaders, are missing something HUGE? Something that will change everything?

26 Jan 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, 2 Comments

Choices Will Terminate You

An interesting lesson in customer interactions, learned from a Terminator.