
The concept of the Internet as a commons is a popular one. It could not be further from the truth, and bespeaks a major misunderstanding of competition and markets. [...]
Nurturing reliable, creative, nimble organizations

The concept of the Internet as a commons is a popular one. It could not be further from the truth, and bespeaks a major misunderstanding of competition and markets. [...]
Filed in: Software and Web - Keywords: common property, Competition, Markets, Open source
Perhaps competition has been misapplied in education more than anywhere else. Most competitions in education become denigrations of competition, when they are actually misapplications of it. [...]
Filed in: Innovation, Video - Keywords: Actualization, Competition, Education, emotional maturity, Scorecard

Too much attention has been given the concept of the visionary leader, and not nearly enough to having the right person doing the right job on the right team, and then enabling them heart and soul, to do it. That is the essence of competition. [...]
Filed in: Innovation - Keywords: coaching, Competition, talent

The most effective coach I ever met said that until competitors learned to play on a team, they could never be very good at competing by (with) themselves. Following are some lessons he modeled. [...]
Filed in: Innovation - Keywords: Competition, emotional maturity, Empathy, Responsibility, talent

Competition and cooperation are integrally linked. There is perhaps no better forum for teaching cooperation and sharing than in team competition. Key ingredients of cooperation are responsibility and discernment. [...]
Filed in: Innovation - Keywords: Competition, Cooperation, Learning, Losing
Jim Leis has led teams in systems design, finance, and marketing in a combination of private equity, public and private firms. His passion and talent is optimizing profitability in both failing and successful firms. Read more »
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