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Getting My Nerd On

I'm not exactly sure how it happened - because i was pretty sure i had seen them all - but on a flight from Houston to Chicago yesterday I watched two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation that I've never seen before. Made me remember how much I love that show. And how much it has to teach us...in a playful way, of course. When I got home I googled "leadership lessons from star trek" and found a whole raft of articles and blog posts, including this one from Fast Company - a respectful enough magazine that I self-talked my way into sharing with you what may be the nerdiest blog post I've ever written.

Here are five lessons on leadership I (re)learned from my favorite starship captain and his crew yesterday, while flying somewhere over Kansas City, I think:

What Is Driving You?

Are you living the life other people expect you to?

That's the provocative question posed by John, the Duct Tape Marketer, today; he's been inspired by Chris Guillebeau, who "writes, travels, and helps people take over the world." The title of his book is The Art of Non-Conformity in which Chris encourages people to set their own rules, live the life they want, and change the world. 

20 Helpful Phrases To Use At Work

One of the bloggers I read regularly recently posted a list of 15 Useful Phrases At Work. He's just having fun, of course, and based on the comments his readers have left they seem to get the joke. Something about his list just doesn't sit right with me, though. Here are a few of his "useful phrases":