“Corporations embody the human spirit of life (profitability), liberty (free enterprise), and the pursuit of happiness (improving our human experience).” – Vinny Tafuro It has been two months since I published the Kindle version of Corporate Empathy and the discussion it (and the subsequent print edition) prompts is proving very timely. Continually I am finding new …
Category: Corporate Empathy
Zuckerberg protected the mission of Facebook and himself from Jobs like ouster
As Facebook has gone public this year there has been debate surrounding Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership abilities and what his role should be going forward. There has even been commentary on whether he should remain CEO as illustrated below. However, Zuckerberg’s decision to hire Sheryl Sandberg away from Google in 2008 as Facebook’s COO was likely …
Sheryl Sandberg’s Book and Her Influence for Gender Equality
I firmly believe that “Sheryl Sandberg will likely be one of the most influential people of the technology and digital age” and was pleased to learn last week that she would be releasing a book titled Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead this coming March. While working on my own book Corporate Empathy over the past …
Is the private sector finding empathy?
Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Last month at TEDx Tampa Bay one of the presenters, Deena Fidas, Deputy Director of the Public Education and Outreach Department for the Human Rights Campaign gave a great talk on how the private sector is way ahead of the government when it comes to …
The Future of Stories is Coming Full Circle
The two videos I missed for the TEDx Tampa Bay event last month, themed The Future of Stories illustrate where stories, or technology’s ability to share stories, may be heading. The first was The Gods Must Be Crazy, (trailer) a 1980 South African comedy that tells a wild story of a Bushman’s encounters with modern man, …
Taking my own advice in school and TEDx Tampa Bay
This past Friday was the end of my fourth week since returning to college at The University of Tampa since receiving my Associate in Arts from Hillsborough Community College in 2004. It was also the first day of class that I missed by taking my own advise. For nine years as a leader in Ad …
Notes & Quotes: Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
Notes & Quotes are where I post links to and information about the resources used in my book Corporate Empathy. Sheryl Sandberg will likely be one of the most influential people of the technology and digital age. Her views are spot on and her goals for the equality of men as well as women are great. …
The Story of Corporate Empathy – Why How What
Why I am Writing a Book Last November while running what was my first run longer than 5K with a friend and having what we describe as “gorgeous political discussion” it was suggested around mile three or four that I write a book. To which I promptly stopped and stated exhaustively, “what the —- would I …
Notes & Quotes: Steve Jobs, Founder and CEO of Apple
Notes & Quotes posts will be where I post links to the resources used in my book Corporate Empathy. I am starting with Steve Jobs who’s ideas on life and seeking purpose I have previously written about here. His 2005 Stanford University Commencement is the story of a man who allowed life’s experiences shape the path he …
Notes & Quotes: Walt Disney’s E.P.C.O.T. Project
Notes & Quotes are where I post links to and information about the resources used in my book Corporate Empathy. The video below describes Walt Disney’s vision for EPCOT and the Disney World project in Florida. The video was used as a promotional tool to illustrate to the Florida State Legislature, Governor, and public why the …