Realising worthwhile ideas, with Tom Nixon
from Happy MBA
How do we realise worthwhile ideas in the world? Define a goal, create a plan, build a great team? That's how we're told to do it. How about instead, we listen to what we're really called to do? Tom Nixon is an entrepreneur, founder of org-chart startup Maptio, and the author of the book Work with Source, which introduces a new perspective on being a founder, based on research conducted by Peter Koenig. Chatting with Laurence and Carlos, he discusses how finding and cultivating sources of creativity leads to greater autonomy and happiness, and the balance that needs to be struck between giving people creative freedom, and not sufficiently defining roles. Go furhter Gail Bradbrook, founder of Extinction Rebellion Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia WL Gore: the company others try and fail to imitate Fanny Norlin Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business, by Gino Wickman
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How do we realise worthwhile ideas in the world? Define a goal, create a plan, build a great team? That's how we're told to do it. How about instead, we listen to what we're really called to do? Tom Nixon is an entrepreneur, founder of org-chart startup https://www.maptio.com/ (Maptio), and the author of the book https://tomnixon.gumroad.com/l/Piwhd (Work with Source), which introduces a new perspective on being a founder, based on research conducted by https://peterkoenig.typepad.com/ (Peter Koenig). Chatting with Laurence and Carlos, he discusses how finding and cultivating sources of creativity leads to greater autonomy and happiness, and the balance that needs to be struck between giving people creative freedom, and not sufficiently defining roles. Go furhter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Bradbrook (Gail Bradbrook, founder of Extinction Rebellion) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvon_Chouinard (Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia) https://www.ft.com/content/aee67fe0-ac63-11e9-b3e2-4fdf846f48f5 (WL Gore: the company others try and fail to imitate) https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannynorlin/?originalSubdomain=se (Fanny Norlin) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rocket-Fuel-Essential-Combination-Business/dp/1942952317/ref=asc_df_1942952317/?tag=googshopuk-21andlinkCode=df0andhvadid=310762413837andhvpos=andhvnetw=gandhvrand=13168497648528775572andhvpone=andhvptwo=andhvqmt=andhvdev=candhvdvcmdl=andhvlocint=andhvlocphy=9046761andhvtargid=pla-436431091103andpsc=1andth=1andpsc=1 (Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business), by Gino Wickman
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