Art, Music, Culture, Beautiful Food, and Presence
To fire up, and actually re-condition, the parts of your mind that are keeping you in the present in a state that is healthy, wise, and...
Strategy Thinking™ Monday Mantra
We use the now to tell us the next moves. We listen rigorously. We stay grounded. We take cues. We adapt. We think deeply. We guide. We...
Acknowledge, Do Something Different, Repeat
If you've ever read any Pema Chodron or are in any way exposed to Buddhist teachings, you will recognize the steps below as "training in...
The Deal on Firing - Part 1
Just as I spoke about in the last blog post on hiring, recruiting, and staffing being a function of a larger strategic vision - so is...
F*** It. I'll Do It Anyway.
I was so fortunate to be at Creative Mornings today at the Brooklyn Museum listening to a guy named Casey Gerald speak. He started an...
How Resilience Works
I was reading Sheryl Sandberg's very beautifully written post on grief over the weekend. In it, she references Adam Grant's teaching on...
Competition without Collaboration Fails Us
I posted Margaret Heffernan's TED talk a few weeks back. Since then, I've been following her and like what she has to say more and more....
Be Unattached to the Outcome
One of the primary functions of working any change process is envisioning and articulating visions, goals, and wants while simultaneously...
Leading + Org Culture Today
A great study and article by Wolff Olins. Click to read. It's worthwhile. Some snapshots below.
It's Actually a Whole Job
When I decided to go into the amorphous world of leadership, change, and culture work in the late 90's, Coach U. was around but no...
