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The Power and Peril of Gaming – How Our Game Console Was Teaching the Wrong Lesson

I am frequently an advocate for the benefits of children playing video games.  I realize that I am somewhat of an outlier but watching my children play I have seen them building real world skills like logical thinking and problem solving.  Occasionally I will hear their pangs of frustration but I appreciate watching them strengthen their resolve as they work to overcome a task and complete an adventure.  Admittedly there can be many challenges too but for the most part I see the positives outweighing the negatives.  Until this weekend, I hadn’t really understood a negative impact of one particular type of game – the Kinect Sports games.

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Why John Sculley Was Critical to Apple’s Success – We All Have a Role to Play

Everyone credits Steve Jobs for the success of Apple but where would Apple be without their “failed” former CEO John Sculley who had to oust Steve Jobs from the company he founded?  Not to say that their contributions were both equal but they were both instrumental in shaping Apple for its incredible success.  It is well understood that organizations need different types of leaders at different times.  Sometimes organizations need a good failure to create the drive that will propel them toward success.  And sometimes leaders find their passion within the boiling animosity of working relationships.  All of these situations were found with the Steve Jobs vs. John Sculley saga at Apple.  So how can we learn from them?

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