Notes

CHAPTER 2

1.   Northwest Arkansas Council, “Researchers Put Northwest Arkansas 3rd in Future Economic Growth,” June 20, 2014, http://www.nwacouncil.org/news/2014/jun/20/researchers-puts-northwest-arkansas-3rd-future-eco/.

2.   “Best Places to Live,” US News & World Report, accessed March 10, 2016, http://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings-best-places-to-live.

3.   Helen Handfield-Jones, “How Executives Grow,” The McKinsey Quarterly (Winter 2000), http://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-60014740/how-executives-grow.

CHAPTER 4

1.   http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1985/11/art3full.pdf.

2.   This blog offers some nice insights into the numbers on the freelance economy: Lydia Dishman, “Is the Freelance Economy Not Growing as Much as We Thought?” (December 15, 2015), http://www.fastcompany.com/3054620/the-future-of-work/is-the-freelance-economy-not-growing-as-much-as-we-thought.

3.   John Wooden, They Call Me Coach (New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003).

4.   Diane Coutu, “Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln,” Harvard Business Review (April 2009), https://hbr.org/2009/04/leadership-lessons-from-abraham-lincoln.

5.   Welch referenced the “boundaryless company” as a goal for GE in its 1990 annual report. I learned of it later in this article: Larry Hirschhorn and Thomas Gilmore, “The New Boundaries of the ‘Boundaryless’ Company,” Harvard Business Review (May-June 1992), https://hbr.org/1992/05/the-new-boundaries-of-the-boundaryless-company.

6.   Sanjeev Agrawal, “How Companies Can Attract the Best College Talent,” Harvard Business Review (March 17, 2014), https://hbr.org/2014/03/how-companies-can-attract-the-best-college-talent/.

CHAPTER 6

1.   “Intercensal Estimates,” U.S. Census Bureau, accessed August 14, 2016, https://www.census.gov/popest/data/intercensal/.

2.   Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer, “The Power of Small Wins,” Harvard Business Review (May 1, 2011), https://hbr.org/product/the-power-of-small-wins/an/R1105C-PDF-ENG?Ntt=%22progress%20principle%22.

3.   Check out a video about Ignite at https://youtu.be/_VuZfeUFmDY.

CHAPTER 7

1.   Avi Dan, “Kodak Failed by Asking the Wrong Marketing Question,” Forbes, January 23, 2012, http://www.forbes.com/sites/avidan/2012/01/23/kodak-failed-by-asking-the-wrong-marketing-question/#bd355f07dd7b.

2.   Carl Honoré, “In Praise of Slow Thinking,” updated May 25, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-honore/in-praise-of-slow-thinkin_b_331843.html.

3.   Warren Berger, “The Secret Phrase Top Innovators Use,” Harvard Business Review, September 17, 2012, https://hbr.org/2012/09/the-secret-phrase-top-innovato.

4.   Here’s a link to more detail on this model:http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/asset/document/ElevenLessons_Design_Council%20(2).pdf.

5.   Brian Solis, “Why Businesses Back Innovation Centers,” Crunch Network, October 5, 2015, https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/05/why-businesses-back-innovation-centers/?utm_content=buffer47e49&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer.

6.   David Maister, “Innovations about Innovating,” Passion, People and Principles, post 233, November 6, 2006, davidmaister.com/innovations-about-innovating/.

CHAPTER 8

1.   Here’s a link to a rider on a snow-packed mountain, but Google can help you find any number of additional versions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT3g-faK460.

2.   https://www.ideo.com/about/.

3.   Fitzgerald, F. Scott, “The Crack-Up,” Esquire, February 1936, http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4310/the-crack-up/.

CHAPTER 9

1.   A list of the awards we won is available in the Appendix.

2.   A video of my testimony is available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZp0Q5w6PY.

3.   www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/keywords/state-of-women-owned-businesses-report/ and http://www.womenable.com/content/userfiles/2016_State_of_Women-Owned_Businesses_Executive_Report.pdf.

4.   Mitchell, Elise, “Broadening Your Network: How Strong Stakeholder Relationships Can Work for You,” PR Council, August 8, 2012, prcouncil.net/voice/2012/broadening-your-network-how-strong-stakeholder-relationships-can-work-for-you.

5.   Mitchell, Elise, “Mrs. Mitchell Goes to Washington,” PRWeek, August 10, 2012, http://www.prweek.com/article/1278395/mrs-mitchell-goes-washington.

6.   A full list is in the Appendix.

Chapter 10

1.   Orion, Susan Rzepka, “Riding Right: The Friction Zone: Just What Is It, Anyway?” Women Riders Now, http://www.womenridersnow.com/pages/The_Friction_Zone_just_what_is_it_anyway.aspx Accessed Oct. 16, 2016.

2.   Ibid.

3.   That number is based on World Health Organization studies. The WHO estimate that 50 million people suffer from epilepsy and 40 million of those are in low- to middle-income countries. Of those 40 million, 30 million get no treatment. Studies show that 70 percent of epilepsy patients who get treatment see their seizures reduced to the point that they can lead normal lives.

4.   Gross, Bill, “The Single Biggest Reason Why Startups Succeed,” TED Talks, March 2015, www.ted.com/talks/bill_gross_the_single_biggest_reason_why_startups_succeed.

5.   “Traditions,” http://www.marines.com/history-heritage/traditions, accessed Nov. 24, 2015.

CHAPTER 12

1.   Here’s a clip from the movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dfAMTp3BAA, accessed Oct. 16, 2016.