Imagine, for the moment, that you have been tasked with the challenge of addressing the need for “culture change” within your team, department, or entire organization. I’m assuming you didn’t go to graduate school in “culture change” and that you als… Continue reading
Category Archives: Time Management
12 Ways to Make Bad Decisions
There are three things that astound me about most organizations: The cro-magnon way performance reviews are done; the pitiful way brainstorm sessions are run and; the voo doo way decisions are made.
What follows is an elaboration of the third — 12 c… Continue reading
12 Ways to Make Bad Decisions
There are three things that astound me about most organizations: The cro-magnon way performance reviews are done; the pitiful way brainstorm sessions are run and; the voo doo way decisions are made.
What follows is an elaboration of the third — 12 c… Continue reading
THE IDIOT SAVANT’S GUIDE to Becoming a Better Storyteller
Click here to listen (and view) my November 22nd webinar on storytelling in the workplace. Entertaining, mind opening, and practical. Hosted by the good people at PatSnap.
If you are interested in learning why and how storytelling is the ideal way… Continue reading
THE IDIOT SAVANT’S GUIDE to Becoming a Better Storyteller
Click here to listen (and view) my November 22nd webinar on storytelling in the workplace. Entertaining, mind opening, and practical. Hosted by the good people at PatSnap.
If you are interested in learning why and how storytelling is the ideal way… Continue reading
HOW TO JUMP START INNOVATION with Mind-Opening, Curated Content for Your Intranet
Innovation is a huge topic in organizations these days. Every company is looking for new and better ways to do more with less, differentiate themselves from the competition, and unlock the hidden genius of their workforce. At the same time, many org… Continue reading
50 Quotes on Risk Taking
1. “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” — Goethe
2. “Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” — Helen Keller
3. “It’s not because things are difficul… Continue reading
Understand What Lean Six Sigma Is Without Getting a Huge Headache
Ten years ago, my company was a vendor to a Fortune 100 company devoted to SixSigma. So devoted, in fact, that they required all of their vendors to take a two-day day Six Sigma training. While I never liked thinking of myself as a “vendor”, I took … Continue reading
Innovation and Indigenous Wisdom
Here’s a wonderfully, innovative project happening in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico — a groundbreaking event being planned for the coming summer that celebrates the indigenous wisdom of the Americas. Click here for the just launched GoFundMe campaig… Continue reading
On Being a Better Listener
Good article from Fast Company on the emotional intelligence required to be a better listener.
If you want to innovate, listen more
24 quotes on good communication
Non-judgmental listening
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