My last blog was about preparing to walk parts of the Camino in Spain and the importance of having a dream and acting on it. Once I became clear that I would never make the 500 mile journey with a 40 pound pack on my back, I found a different way to fulfill my dream. […]
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I recently participated in a conference on Global Transformation with 900 people from around the world. We were asked “What is our commitment to the world?” And we were asked to be in an inquiry about our commitments. They said: “Inquiry begins in wonder. In this space, with meaning suspended, we are free to look, […]
Read MoreAre you a doer-manager? Are you the person who keeps doing many of the tasks that you did before you were promoted to manager, director, VP or even to the C-suite? Because we all know: no one can do the job as well as you… it takes too long to train someone… it’s easier and […]
Read MoreWhat do George Bailey and George H.W. Bush have in common and what can we learn from them? First, let’s step back in time to 1945. George Bailey is the lead character in It’s a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, as his wife, Mary. A holiday classic set on Christmas Eve in […]
Read MoreIt was two years ago that I came to Southern California for my “trial visit,” to check it out, find a place to live and prepare for the big adventure. I’d lived in Kansas City for over 20 years and Green Bay for almost 20 years before that. I told my New England family that […]
Read MoreReflection and Debrief As my year as Chair of the Chapter Leadership Committee for the National Speakers Association comes to a close, I am brimming with emotions. For those of you don’t who know me well, it doesn’t take much for me to “puddle up,” as my dad used to say – or get teary […]
Read MoreThere are thousands – maybe millions, of opinions, books and white-papers about leadership. Yet often, traditional resources rinse and repeat the same old concepts. I like to look to disparate sources for new insights on a topic. Animal Medicine. According to Jamie Sams and David Carson The Discovery of Power Through the Ways Of Animals, […]
Read MoreIn case you didn’t read or act on the recommendations of this blog a couple weeks ago – there’s still time to reflect on 2016 and prepare for 2017. And since I am now a Southern California girl, I’m going to suggest a somewhat “new-age” way of reconciling 2016 and preparing for 2017. According to […]
Read MoreAs I was cleaning out files, I found one of my articles that was published in June 2004. Here it is with some slight editing that was specific to the time period in which it was written. Ok – I’ll admit it – I’m a management culture geek. I can’t stop thinking about the so-called […]
Read MoreSigmund Freud emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind, including our dreams… and a primary assumption of Freudian theory is that the unconscious mind governs behavior to a greater degree than people suspect. So for all you amateur psychologists, analyze this: I’m standing, waist deep, in the middle of a large pond or lake, with all my […]
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