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Micro-Learning for Innovators in Just 15 Minutes Per Week
If you are looking for a simple, inexpensive way to spark innovation in your organization in just 15 minutes per week, here it is. No workshops. No trainings. No keynotes. No headbanging. And the first company that responds to this post gets to name t… Continue reading
20 Reasons Why People Get Their Best Ideas in the Shower
During the past 25 years, I’ve asked more than 10,000 people where and when they get their best ideas. I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is “the shower” — maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. … Continue reading
20 Awesome Quotes on Beginning
1.”Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2. “There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth — not going all the way, and not starting.” – Buddha
3. “… Continue reading
20 Awesome Quotes on Beginning
1.”Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2. “There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth — not going all the way, and not starting.” – Buddha
3. “… Continue reading
International Good Idea Day!
Let me be the first to inform you that today is the first annual International Good Idea Day — a day I am officially declaring without the approval from my dysfunctional government or any slick lobbying group attempting to hustle other people’s prod… Continue reading
The Samurai Guide To Managing Difficult Clients (and having a life)
You are smart. You are creative. You are committed. And you have an awesome grasp of social media. Of course you do, you are a mover and a shaker in a company trying to stay relevant, make some magic, and diffentiate itself from the competition. Yo… Continue reading
Two Simple Steps to Sell Anybody on Your Vision
You are a visionary. Or, if that word feels too inflated for you, then at least someone with an inspired vision of the future for your organization. To you, it’s obvious. To others? Not so much. Your challenge? Communicating your vision in such a way… Continue reading
SEIZE THE FUTURE (coming soon!)
Since 1987, when I Co-Founded Idea Champions, I have met truckloads of keynote speakers, change agents, organizational consultants, facilitators, and trainers. Good people. Committed people. Skilled people. Of all of them, the one I’ve learned the mos… Continue reading
STORYTELLING FOR THE REVOLUTION: The Introduction
“Those who tell the story, rule the world.” — Hopi Indian saying
If you are wondering why I chose to call my book: Storytelling for the Revolution — a title some people might think is incendiary, inflated, or overly dramatic, here’s the reason: We… Continue reading
