May 22, 2018 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Developing Teams, Managing Change
I am asked often what my process is when helping solve problems for leaders and organizations. I don’t have an immediate answer, as part of my process is organic and determined by the challenge and context at-hand. I believe that fluidity and nimbleness are key to...
May 7, 2018 | Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Developing Teams, Essentialism
You will see concepts from design thinking percolating into my writing and work more and more as this powerful tool becomes so evidently productive. I thought it might be interesting this week to offer a couple of prompts (homework assignments really) to connect you...
Apr 7, 2018 | Breaking Through, Resources, Strengthening Facilitation
I don’t read nearly as much as I would like to these days, but I try to choose the books I pick up carefully. This spring I thoroughly enjoyed and was influences by three pretty unique texts. Each overlaps with a different area of my work and I think they might be...
Mar 22, 2018 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, home, Strengthening Facilitation, Thoughts for New Professionals
Last week someone stopped me in the midst of a training and asked me to clarify what I meant by “deep listening.” The question should not have startled me as much as it did, since deep listening is a concept I refer to often. I’m glad that it did startle me, and I’m...
Mar 7, 2018 | 7 Questions Innovative Leaders Ask, Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Thoughts for New Professionals
“Knowledge is not something that is passively received by the learner; it is, quite the contrary–the result of active mental work on the part of the learner … knowledge is not something that can merely be conveyed from teacher to student, and any...
Feb 22, 2018 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Essentialism, Managing Change, Seeking Balance and Wellness in Leadership, Thoughts for New Professionals
Oh, okay, it’s a little self-promotion, but it was fun to take this interview and think through this topic. I believe coaching is a powerful tool to manage change and achieve goals, while also uncovering what’s most essential to us. Have a look at some...
