Jul 15, 2018 | Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism, Flip Phone Hack
I believe there is a practice we’re losing quicker than we realize, and it was a practice that meant our survival in those ‘early days.’ Today, I think it’s a practice that sets leaders, innovators, and even happier people apart from the...
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 22, 2018 | Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Teams, Essentialism, home, Managing Change, Seeking Balance and Wellness in Leadership, Thoughts for New Professionals
The Two Best Things You Can Do For Your Team I have a friend that is a flight-for-life helicopter pilot, a profession that you simply have to admire. When he visited some time ago he was intrigued by my work, both the content of my consulting and the concept of...
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...
Oct 12, 2017 | Breaking Through, Essentialism, Flip Phone Hack
Yep, I still have it … that sad looking flip phone for almost a decade ago. And I bought a second one for my home office line. And neither of them are going anywhere. I’ve told stories, made jokes, and used it as a prop during talks and trainings. I...
