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How to Have an Impact without Electricity and the Internet

Mills Scofield

I began traveling to Haiti as a volunteer in 2007 and moved here in 2010 to launch an organization called GOALS. I find myself hammering out emails at 11PM on Sunday with the TV on and my phone lighting up with messages. Last month, Kona was in San Francisco meeting Arnold Ambiel , Director of Operations for One World Futbol.

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 As a service to you I have narrowed down this collection of reading material to highlight five blog posts from the week of August 2nd to August 8th, 2010 that I found to be especially noteworthy.  Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail.

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Leaders and the Learning Organization

You're Not the Boss of Me

There is a proverb that says, “If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” This speaks to the dangers of clinging to, and operating from, narrow perspectives. In organizations, we have this tendency to create silos of operation where people make decisions based only on their own needs.

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Leaders and the Learning Organization | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

There is a proverb that says, “ If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail&#. This speaks to the dangers of clinging to, and operating from, narrow perspectives. In organizations, we have this tendency to create silos of operation where people make decisions based only on their own needs.

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Green Police

Chris Brady

Government is like a sledge hammer. Posted by: Stuart Colvin | February 08, 2010 at 03:07 PM Genesis 1:28 states that we are to be good stewards of the Earth and all her animals. Posted by: Max wegner | February 08, 2010 at 07:01 PM My thought on this is that it all starts with me. So, in short, I think God agrees with you!

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Big-Project Engineers Have to Deal with Too Much Red Tape

Harvard Business Review

On August 5, 2010, a mine collapsed in Chile’s Atacama Desert, trapping 33 miners more than 2,000 feet underground. Engineers are capable of remarkable feats, and in our experience they relish the opportunity to unleash their creative potential.