Passion vs. Purpose

There is a lot of talk these days about “finding your passion”. Common lore holds that when you are following your passion, blissful happiness ensues.

Funny thing is — following your passion might just be terrible advice. Scott Adams, creator of the uber-successful…

Staying Relevant (Is Harder Than You Think)

Most of us like to make well-meant fun of large cooperations on their seemingly inability to innovate, be nimble and quick. Tomes have been written about the subject — and even here at The Heretic we have talked about the advantage you have as an…

Everything is Awesome

A common issue I see creeping into company cultures is a constant always-happy-go-lucky attitude. The permanent “everything is awesome” mantra and the total avoidance of any negativism is as damaging as an overly negative culture.

Unsung Heroes

While being away (and completely offline) I finally found the time and space to read a couple of books which have been on my list for a while. Having plowed through a few books on leadership made me realize how much we overemphasize the role of the founder/leader in comparison to the team. Specifically…