Is good enough sometimes good enough? Let me explain. Have you ever revisited work you did in the past to see how you have grown? What did you think about what you saw? Was it good enough or did you feel as if you could have done a lot better? Next month will be one year since I have been blogging, so I decided to see how much I have grown as a blogger. I decided to revisit Fairy Tales, What You Can Learn From Them, one of the first blog post I did, but also a review that I had done previously. What I discovered was that I still liked what I did back then. Good enough is good enough. Yes, I have made some changes to enhance the reader … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Interviews Ron LeBlanc, Chairman of Madacana, Part Two
February 3, 2010 by
Today we present part two of Ron LeBlanc's interview. Ron loves the concept of the hero's journey so it's no surprise that the one book that profoundly impacted his life is Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces. To generate great ideas, he immerses himself in art and hangs out with "great" people. This makes sense because a study by INSEAD business school revealed that networking is one of the five discovery skills for innovation. Tell me a little bit about yourself. I am a 58-year old Canadian and the Chairman of Madacana Holding Inc, a fairly major player in the gem business in Madagascar. I have a sapphire mine and … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Interviews Ron LeBlanc, CEO of Madacana
February 2, 2010 by
Today and Wednesday we feature Ron Leblanc, Chairman of Madacana Holding Inc. located in south Madagascar. I met Ron in Starbucks and I chatted with him for a bit and was fascinated by his story so I asked if I could interview him. You never know where your next connection will come from so you have to be open. Do you know who is sitting beside you? As usual, the interview is information rich. One of the toughest decisions that Ron had to make was fire a friend he had hired because he was under-performing? Growing up in a small town in Ontario, Ron couldn't wait to spread his wings and soar, so finally leaving that town was one of the events … [Read more...]
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