Be Epic, Be Something Great, Take Responsibility Part 2: The Meaning and Origin of Large-Scale Social Change

Things have to change, that’s for sure. A lot of people have come to that conclusion recently. A lot of movements, large and small, have cropped up in response to that conclusion. People are thinking. They see things like ignorance, apathy, corruption, violence, crime, poverty and desperation. They start looking for root causes and they often whittle it down to one institution or another. Some

Be Epic, Be Something Great, Take Responsibility

You’re upset. I can feel you seething through the computer screen. And all you’ve been doing is reading the news. You look around and wonder why everyone isn’t as upset as you are. Looking even further, you’re wondering why all of society has yet to erupt in a firestorm of indignant rage. What got you? Was it your democratically elected government spying on you? Was it bonuses and federal money

A Tale of Two Bosses

Leadership is very hip right now. All the cool cats are into leadership these days. I imagine them in skinny slacks, sweater vests and bow ties, hanging around the water cooler, bragging about the leadership conference they’re putting on over the weekend—not attending, mind you. That wouldn’t be leadership at all. I’m reminded of a blog that Warren Kinston wrote about this very phenomenon, one great