Mar 22, 2017 | Breaking Through, Building Community, Creative Leadership
Community matters because it is the foundation from which inspirational acts, great works of art, language and communication, compassion, innovation, leadership, and deep thinking stems. Our communities inform and empower us, holding us up when things get tough, and...
Mar 2, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Developing Innovative Awareness, Developing Teams
Because it’s as varied as our human genome, abounding with seemingly endless possibility. How so? In just a two-day period last week I worked with more than a half dozen leaders during some 1:1 coaching sessions. When I finished up, I looked over all of 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...
Jan 12, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness
Your Break Through Post # 48 {Vol. 2, Ed. 2} At the beginning of 2016 I posted a series under the title, Seven Questions Innovative Leaders Ask^, which are what I believe to be the foundation of Creative Leadership and Design Thinking, and thus the foundation for how...
Jan 2, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Seeking Balance and Wellness in Leadership
Your Break Through Post # 47 {Vol. 2, Ed. 1} New in 2017, we’re launching an innovative transformation for the stressed out, no-time-for-anything, out-of-balance you. Since I’m really excited about this program and eager to share it with you, I wanted to...