37, The Year of Descent Italian Version 37, the year of descent. Today I blow out 37 candles. This has been the most intense, challenging, and meaningful year of my life. If I had to choose one word that best characterizes this year, I choose descent. It was a year in which I chose to descend. I would have liked to climb back up too, but it feels good to be down as well. And the bottom never ends - the bottom of frustration, the bottom of repressed anger, the bottom of shame, and the bottom...
8 months ago • 12 min read
Guess what? Building a future-proof organization requires embracing the fear of failure rather than the fear of judgment from others. This is why I see the manager as an acrobat who continually oscillates between the fear of losing power and the fear of losing talent. Title It takes 20 years to build a manager. 20 years of continuous swinging on the tightrope of fear. Like tightrope walkers, managers lean between the fear of being overtaken by people who have something more than them and the...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Guess what? I've always been wrong. I used to consider the Fox a loser, a victim of circumstances. But the Fox taught me a lesson: sometimes, defining a good excuse helps you move forward. You can't change immature grapes. How Fake Purpose Undermines Company Success This week, I was in London for a meet-up of my Write of Passage class, cohort 12, and I had the opportunity to speak with Mark McCoy. Mark is a strategic consultant who wants to redesign the evolution of organizations through...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Guess what? I’ve always been wrong. I used to consider the Fox a loser, a victim of circumstances. But the Fox taught me a lesson: sometimes, defining a good excuse helps you move forward. You can’t change immature grapes. Were the Grapes Sour, Fox? It’s a hot summer, and golden fields of wheat are all around. In the distance, I spot a vine. My throat is parched, so I sneak through the wheat stalks. As I pass, the crackling sound of a rattle startles me. Maybe I’m mistaken; maybe it’s a snake...
over 1 year ago • 5 min read
Guess what? This week, I timidly spoke with many people about The People's Garden, and I got a vast diversity of reactions. I know that I am on the right path because good ideas are not relatable to everyone. But I could lose it in a snap if I pampered myself with the sweetness of the beautiful words they spend on me. That's why this issue is about being a fool and building something valuable. Embrace bad reputations, like saints and geniuses. A good reputation is neither for learners,...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Guess what? I have a smile curling my mouth, showing every wrinkle on my face. It took just a couple of weeks of random connections. I decided to call a bunch of people that, for too much time, I had placed in the special drawer of those things you never do because I convinced myself I didn’t have the time. Months accumulate, and the cobwebs that envelop your fear of guilt become an impossible mountain. This week is about the power of random connections with people. There is a time to just...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read