Derek Bose

My thoughts and shares on business, leadership, economics and other interests

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”

– Diane Ackerman

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Insecure leaders strive to be the most powerful person in the room. They make others feel weak so they alone can stay strong.

Secure leaders aim to amplify the power of the room. They use their strength to make others stronger.

The best and highest use of power is to share it.

[Tom Peters @tom_peters]

Unequivocally my #1 leadership quote, courtesy Oscar-winning director Robert Altman: “The role of the director is to create a space where actors and actresses can be more than they have ever been before, more than they have ever dreamed of being.” (Degree of applicability: 100% of contexts.)

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

True wealth is a combination of health, money, time, love, and peace of mind. You are wealthy once you find the right balance for you.

[Niall Ferguson @nfergus]

"The Aliens Have Landed, and We Created Them." Why there are good reasons to worry about the rapid advance of Large Language Models, though not quite the ones @ESYudkowsky had in mind:
https://t.co/6eesyL8W9Z

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Scars are more than evidence of trauma. They're proof of resilience.

What doesn't kill you doesn't always make you stronger. Sometimes it reveals strength you didn't realize you had.

Pain is not just a teacher. It's a relic—a reminder of your ability to withstand adversity.

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

Trees change their behaviour throughout the four seasons and make us change our behaviours too…

[Derek Bose @derek_bose]

Construction giant @SkanskaGroup moves @Oracle applications from on-premises to cloud, reducing IT support and providing latest features. Read all about their success story. https://t.co/QEPxit1pBV

[Derek Bose @derek_bose]

Early in my career, about 20 years ago, I was fortunate to attend Tom’s presentation in Johannesburg and he has been my leadership moral compass ever since. Everyone should aspire to be the person described in the paragraph below. Thank you, Tom.

[Tom Peters @tom_peters]

My last 40+ years in one paragraph …

[Adrian Saville @AdrianSaville]

My Favorite Charts of 2021 by @awealthofcs - 16 fantastic charts from Ben Carlson

[a rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms]

this is extraordinary footage

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The scarcest resource in life is not time, energy, or love. It's attention.

Succumbing to distractions is a decision to lower your cognitive, emotional, and social intelligence.

Concentration is a precious commodity. Your most important priorities deserve your undivided focus.

[Derek Bose @derek_bose]

Google's New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping | PetaPixel https://t.co/IlAWv5Simf

[Palesa Morudu Rosenberg @palesa_morudu]

what a wonderful story.

[Alex Tabarrok @ATabarrok]

This is jaw-dropping. It starts slow but watch the whole thing. I don’t think I would have been more amazed had I witnessed the first flight of the Wright Brothers. https://t.co/DweV8yjPzo

[Derek Bose @derek_bose]

Impact is how many lives you enrich.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The goal of sharing ideas isn't for everyone to agree with you. It’s for some to learn from you—and for you to learn from them.

It’s better to risk social disapproval than to sacrifice self-respect.

Popularity is how many likes you collect. Impact is how many lives you enrich.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Worrying is a sign of uncertainty: you're anxious about what might go wrong.

Thinking can help you tolerate uncertainty, but it's action that reduces uncertainty.

You don’t have to wait for fear to fade before you take the leap. Taking the leap is how you conquer fear.

[Right Said Fred @TheFreds]

Love it

[Clay Magouyrk @ClayMagouyrk]

Good read from @Savitz on Oracle’s cloud growth. I’m proud of the work our team is doing. #CloudInfrastructure #OracleCloud https://t.co/VpASzoxUW0

[Tom Peters @tom_peters]

Bob Sutton is the Master. This piece is superb++++ “15 Things I Believe” https://t.co/glqJOHknzu