Rudyard Kipling:  If-

Rudyard Kipling: If-

by Rudyard Kipling (‘Brother Square-Toes’—Rewards and Fairies) If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be...
John Gardner:  The Road to Self Renewal

John Gardner: The Road to Self Renewal

This is a speech by John Gardner delivered in 1990 to McKinsey & Company: I’m going to talk about “Self-Renewal.” One of your most fundamental tasks is the renewal of the organizations you serve, and that usually includes persuading the top officers to accomplish...
Mark Andreessen:  It’s Time to Build

Mark Andreessen: It’s Time to Build

Written by Marc Andreessen Every Western institution was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, despite many prior warnings. This monumental failure of institutional effectiveness will reverberate for the rest of the decade, but it’s not too early to ask why, and...