by Mac Kroupensky | Humanities, social sciences, Culture, Money, Education, Job, Success, Leadership, Values
Today I want to share with you some reflections on leadership that have come to me while reading the new biography of Elon Musk written by Walter Isaacson. Without a doubt, Elon Musk is and will be one of the iconic figures in history. I admire his vision and his tenacity...
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Humanities, social sciences, Culture, Education, Future, Productivity, Values
This Week I started reading Walter Isaacson's new book, «Elon Musk.» Without a doubt, Isaacson is one of my favorite authors. He wrote the biographies of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci, which offered me an intimate glimpse into the lives of two of the...
by Mac Kroupensky | Love, Art, Embrace your greatness, Chatting with Mac, Humanities, Creativity, Education, To undertake, Success, Family, Happiness, Mexico, Social Media, Elderly, Values
What I'm Reading This week I'm reading «Antifragile» by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It's one of those books that makes a lot of people uncomfortable because it questions many of the principles and foundations that are part of our Western worldview. For example, he says that...
by Mac Kroupensky | social sciences, Creativity, Money, Education, To undertake, Success, Future, Management, Marketing, Modern Marketing, Viral marketing, Megatrends, Networking, Social Media, Technology
Imagine Philip Kotler, the marketing guru, at 92 years old, still active and teaching us new things. In his latest book, «Marketing 5.0,» he tells us how we can mix the real world with the digital to create sustainable and valuable marketing. It all starts with the «Big...
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Humanities, social sciences, Collaboration, Culture, Education, Success, Happiness, Future, Habits, Motivation, Values, Vulnerability
What I Am Reading This week, my reading focused on human greatness. And to remember, celebrate, and further solidify it in my consciousness, I reread two classics: «Man's Search for Meaning» by Viktor Frankl and «The Hero with a Thousand Faces» by Joseph Campbell. ...
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Humanities, social sciences, Conference, Culture, Education, Workshop Exercise, Success, Habits, Innovation, Leadership, Motivation
This blog was inspired by the designer of the iPod, iPhone, and Nest, Tony Fadell. Reading the section on ”assholes” in his new book “Build,” I loved how clearly he described them, and it reminded me of an incident in my life that helped put it all into context. The...
