Learnt some cool stuff from Brand Autopsy
http://brandautopsy.typepad.com/brandautopsy/2005/04/lessons_learnin.html

· Failure is an Option
-Failure happens, mistakes happen.
Learn from failures and mistakes.
[If we can't avoid failure, we avoid to repeat them]

· Practice Passionate Followership
-Not everyone can be a leader all the time.
Learn to be a passionate follower.
Everyone leads helping to make the best scene possible.
[Learn to open our mind and learn from people]

· Don’t Act, React
-Learn to be a better listener
and thus a better reactor.
[Listen with empathy, we don't gain trust
unless the other party is willing to trust us]

· Go with your Gut
-Performers must make lightening-fast decisions based on
who they are, where they are,
and what they are doing.
[The best decison is based on situation not history]

· Don’t be a Blockhead
-Discard yeah-but negative thinking
for the much more positive, trusting, and less ego-driven approach of thinking
yes…and.
[Approve others' points of view, THEN express yours]

· Trust Others
-Trust is critical to making things happen.
[Trust first, THEN seek to be trusted upon]

· Make Others Look Good
-You are more successful when you
make others look good.
[Winning the situation is nothing compared to winning the people]


I care about:
Do you pay enough attention to people?
Do you listen with empathy?
Do you seek to understand?
Do you react with trust?