Jun 7, 2019 | Breaking Through, Managing Change, Resources, Thoughts for New Professionals
There are plenty of platitudes I could reference about this topic. Nike’s most famous of all, “Just Do It,” or maybe Mark Twain’s “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” Or Stephen Covey’s first habit of highly effective people: be proactive. The point in all...
May 7, 2019 | Breaking Through, Building Community, Creative Leadership, Developing Teams, home, Managing Change, Strengthening Facilitation
You’ve brought together the right organizations and people at the right time, to talk about critical issues and solve complex challenges, but do you have the necessary work styles to ensure the goals you create get accomplished? During my facilitation and strategic...
Apr 7, 2019 | Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism, Flip Phone Hack, Seeking Balance and Wellness in Leadership
This is a small reprise and rewrite of an earlier piece, but with all the smart phone articles coming out, it’s worth some more thought. “Blow up your T.V. throw away your paper” John Prine famously sang in 1971. Instead of following his advice, we created...
Mar 7, 2019 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Essentialism, home, Managing Change, Resources
Are you mindful of how you spend large chunks of your time? Are you choosing how to spend your free time or is your time victim to routines, habits, or societal norms? Are you aware of habits that might be time sinks throughout your day? Are there things you do,...
Feb 7, 2019 | 7 Questions Innovative Leaders Ask, Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Resources
Are you or your team stuck on a problem? Is a project struggling to gain momentum? Is a new initiative stalled? Are your ideas not getting the traction you hoped for from others in the organization? Is your messaging not conveying the energy you hoped it might? The...
Dec 15, 2018 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Resources
I write a thought piece every month to explore and contemplate the ideas, practices, and things that I believe cultivate creativity, innovative design, and impactful solutions. For too long I think we’ve thought that creativity is one of those traits bestowed...
