This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week: George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish Explorer & Businessman, and Drew Dudley, Founder and Chief Catalyst. Adventures in Learning In computer programming, they have a concept called Garbage In, Garbage Out. The concept is appropriate for reading as well. What you read (your input), will impact the quality of your ideas and solutions (output). And when you read, never do it in a vacuum. Connect the new information with what you already know. Innovation occurs when an old idea intersects with a new one. Why You Must Read Broadly – … [Read more...]
Mentor Yourself: Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish Explorer, Fur Trader, and Businessman
May 2, 2012 by
Alexander Mackenzie was a Scot who discovered the Mackenzie River in the Canadian Arctic and was the first European to cross North America north of Mexico. Name: Sir Alexander Mackenzie Birth Date: 1762 – March 1820 Job Functions: Scottish Explorer, Fur Trader, and Businessman Fields: Business and Exploration Known For: First European to cross North America north of Mexico Alexander Mackenzie was born near Stornoway on Lewis Island to a prominent military family. Upon the death of his mother, his father took him to New York in 1774 when he was 12 years old. During the American Revolution, his father, a loyalist, joined … [Read more...]
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