Ireland – Day 7 (teams)
The business students working with Startup Ireland are learning a lot about business, startups, Ireland, policy, economics, culture, leadership, team dynamics, alignment, expectations... (more…)
Ireland – Day 6 (commercialization)
One of the MBA teams is working with Nuritas in Dun Laoghaire, and I had the privilege of meeting the founder, Dr. Nora Khaldi, and the CEO, Emmet Browne. Nora's vision is nothing...
Ireland – Day 5 (connections)
We met with Kate Tyrell and Ruaidhrí Dowling from the Anglo-Irish Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Iveagh House. We lucked out once again in that our visit...
Ireland – Day 4 (wisdom)
We were in the classroom today with 5 amazing speakers and a special lunch guest: (more…)
Ireland – Day (off) 3
I wasn't so sure about driving across the country and back in one day - 7 total hours driving on the wrong side of the road, but boy am I...
Ireland – Day 2
Today was mostly a free day for the students. We started off with an early tour of Kilmainham Gaol (jail), which helps the students understand the last 100 years of Irish...
Welcome to Ireland – 2015!
Here we are in Dublin at Trinity College starting our two-week course on Leadership & Entrepreneurship in Ireland! We've got a great group this year - 7 MBA students, 6 business...
What a Near Perfect Team Taught Me
I recently had the privilege of leading an expedition with six amazing men, and I've been racking my brain trying to process the learnings. With most teams - new or...
What can I teach a Green Beret? by Jim Vaselopulos
I recently had the good fortune to join an expedition in the Canyonlands of Utah with an extraordinary group of men… (more…)
Risk < Resourceful + Resilient
The three R's when it comes to leadership - Risk-taking, Resourcefulness and Resiliency. RISK - Many of the top leaders I meet want their managers to take risks. When I ask,...
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