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...
Jan 22, 2018 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism, Managing Change, Thoughts for New Professionals
What frame of reference are you looking at the challenges you’re facing today? What glasses are you seeing your vision and solutions through? Are they rose-colored? Or tinted with a pessimistic brown haze? What has informed your choices and the way you see the...
Feb 22, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness
As I sat down to think through the importance of inspiration and motivation, I was immediately reminded of the backpack my Dad and I took on the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney. While we were inspired by both the trail’s namesake, and that...
Feb 2, 2017 | Artist's Wheel, Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness
An Inspiration: “Over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. — John Muir Inspiration forms the beginning of any great endeavor, leadership moment, or strategic plan. The creative...
