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Well, even though it is a U.S. based article, outlining what he perceives is a U.S. problem, John Mariotti makes some great points that we here in Canada need to heed as well.

Published on Forbes online, A “Generation of Sissies”  is a concise  look at the coddled Generation that has been created, and that threatens the prosperity of America.

I remember a TV show late last year that showed this generation in an even more unsavory light (parents having to help manage all aspects of college, trying to negotiate a job for the kids – and then helping them on their first day of work, etc). It certainly showed this generation as a bunch of sissies. When I remember the name, I will post it, all new parents should see it.

All new parents should read this article as well, lets make sure Canada does not fall victim to the ‘victimized’ as much as the US seems to have.

Hold yourselves accountable, demand the best from educators, and create REAL consequences to teach your children the lessons they need to be happy and successful their whole life, not just until they are 18.

It isn’t very often you read an article that really can inspire you to “buy the book”. This one is one of those though. Written by Ryan Holiday, and featured in Forbes, this short insight should go on all CEO’s walls as their personal and corporate mantra.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanholiday/2012/04/19/9-timeless-leadership-lessons-from-cyrus-the-great/?partner=forbespicks&google_editors_picks=true

Read it, I hope you enjoy.

I am delighted again to see another article that delves into the ‘real’ Steve Jobs, and how he is not really one to emulate. Well written piece from David Olive of the Toronto Star.

Take a read, it outlines the flaws in the turtleneck.

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1085193–olive-why-steve-jobs-is-not-a-ceo-to-emulate

Everyone has an opinion on Steve Job’s, and frankly, while I know he was a genius, I always considered him more of a refiner than an inventor. Similar to the Japanese who will refine an item to the n’th degree, and make anything better, they never really invent something totally new.

I just read an excellent article from Malcolm Gladwell online at the New Yorker that really goes into it on this side of Jobs that I am glad I am not alone on.

Malcolm gives a few examples, and provides insight from the biographer Walter Isaacson, including a famous back and forth between Jobs and Gates. Classic.

Give this a read and see what you maybe need to re-classify your opinion of Jobs.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/11/14/111114fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all

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