November 4th is the birth date of actor Will Rogers, who once said, “Common sense ain’t that common.” So, we celebrate today as Common Sense Day.
In 1776, American Founding Father Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, arguing for independence of the 13 British colonies in North America from Britain. Paine’s pamphlet was one of the inspirations of the American Revolution.
What leadership lesson should we target today? Recently, I read Lee Cockerell’s Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney. While Disney’s journey and leadership lessons gleaned from it are dense, I encourage you to check them out.
Click here for a summary of Creating Magic