In Built to Last, authors Jim Collins and Jerry Porras talk about a hypothetical person who could look at the sun or stars and tell the exact time down to the second. That person would be an amazing “time teller”. However, wouldn’t it be much more amazing if that person created a clock which could [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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A few months ago, the More Good Foundation built the GordonHinckley.com website. As I helped research content for that site, I read the following quote in Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley which stood out to me:
There is a loneliness in all aspects of leadership. . . It was ever thus. The price of [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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Disneyland and Disneyworld are the most famous and successful theme parks in the world. The Walt Disney Company is now the third largest entertainment company in the world with 133,000 employees and $60 Billion in revenue. According to Fortune magazine, in 2007, Disney is America’s most admired entertainment company.
According to Newsweek, the Disney brand is [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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This month Fortune magazine released their “Most Admired Company” rankings. This year Apple is at the top, and never, in the 26 year history of this award has the winning company so closely resembled a one-man show.
Steve Jobs was the charismatic boy wonder who started Apple in 1976 in his garage. By age [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by Nathan Gwilliam
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