Category Archives: Quora

Quora Saturday: cheating, ‘Murica, more cheating, wisdom beyond books, and leadership

on August 20, 2016 in Quora

Continuing my Saturday series on posting my answers to questions from Quora, here are my next questions answered: Is it ethical to search the cell phone of my partner if I’ve been told he is cheating? Do you find it offensive when people write “‘Murica”? How do you know for certain you won’t cheat on anyone? In terms of acquiring life’s wisdom, what are better things to do than reading[…] Keep reading →

Quora Saturday: effective leadership, spontaneity, introversion, high performance, Stanford, Harvard, and Columbia

on August 13, 2016 in Quora

Continuing my Saturday series on posting my answers to questions from Quora, here are my next questions answered: What makes an effective leader? How can I be more spontaneous? How can I use my introversion as a business leader? What books or articles describe the high performance leadership framework (as taught at Stanford)? Should I feel bad about getting rejected from Harvard/Stanford/Columbia? Q: What makes an effective leader? A: Rather[…] Keep reading →

Quora Saturday: effective leadership, spontaneity, introversion, high performance leadership, rejection from Harvard/Stanford/Columbia, and cheating

on August 6, 2016 in Quora

Continuing my Saturday series on posting my answers to questions from Quora, here are my next questions answered: What makes an effective leader? How can I be more spontaneous? How can I use my introversion as a business leader? What books or articles describe the high performance leadership framework (as taught at Stanford)? Should I feel bad about getting rejected from Harvard/Stanford/Columbia? Is it ethical to search the cell phone[…] Keep reading →

Quora Saturday: big-time failure, anger, jealousy, insecurity, and leadership

on July 30, 2016 in Leadership, Quora, Relationships

Continuing my Saturday series on posting my answers to questions from Quora, here are my next questions answered: What are some historical examples of failures managed by great leaders? Especially by taking responsibility and not throwing anybody under the bus. How do I overcome feelings of anger and jealousy? How can people overcome insecurity and jealousy in their relationships? Is it possible to overcome jealousy? If so, how can jealousy[…] Keep reading →

Quora Saturdays: Men leading, books, how to get to know people, and what jobs helps you become an entrepreneur

on July 23, 2016 in Quora

Continuing my Saturday series on posting my answers to questions from Quora, here are my next questions answered: What are the best, most insightful questions to ask to find things out about and know what a person is like? How often should men be leaders in relationships? I have been reading a lot but it’s online like Quora and other sources. Is that of less value then actual books? Have[…] Keep reading →

Quora Saturdays: Philosophy, imagination, leadership reading, time management, and powerful women

on July 16, 2016 in Quora

Continuing my Saturday blog series of posting my answers from Quora here… This week’s questions: What is the best way to start reading philosophy? For leadership training purposes, what’s more important, knowledge or imagination? What are the advantages of university courses over just reading textbooks? Can there be disadvantages to calling your business a “startup”? What are some of the best time management tips for college students? Who are some[…] Keep reading →

Quora Saturdays: Advice on sales and leadership

on July 9, 2016 in Leadership, Quora, Tips

I’ve been answering questions on the social media site Quora for about a month. My responses are getting more views and upvotes, so I thought I’d put some here, since the posts there are like posts here for readers who don’t feel like going there. I’m thinking about making a standard Saturday practice of collecting my responses here from there for the week. Since I have a month to catch[…] Keep reading →

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