Circles
Have you ever noticed how seemingly unrelated things connect? Last week I attended an event in an ongoing series of VisionHolder calls sponsored by Craig and Patricia Neal’s Heartland Circle. This...
View ArticleSuspend Disbelief
We must suspend our disbelief in order to allow for the possibility that something new can be created. I can’t remember where I heard or read it, but somewhere in my past someone said that the reason...
View ArticleCreativity, Change, and the Edge of Chaos
Not so long ago I wrote about chaos and our fear that chaos is the only possible outcome – and a negative one at that – of trying something new. In that post I wrote about the importance of suspending...
View ArticleJazz Requires Systems Thinking – and Living at the Edge of Chaos
The other day I was talking to a friend who loves jazz, and it got me thinking. One of the many things we touched on is how, unlike classical music, which is played pretty much as written on the page,...
View ArticleWhat Matters Now
In an essay for Seth Godin’s ebook “What Matters Now,” Dan Pink wrote, “After a decade of truly spectacular under achievement, what we need now is less management and more freedom – fewer individual...
View ArticleWhat Gets in the Way of Being Curious?
I recently spent five days with more than one hundred fascinating people at the Become an Inspiring Speaker workshop. (And it was fabulous!) In one of the first exercises, we paired up to talk about...
View ArticleAre You a Leader, or a Follower? How About a Servant Leader?
Leaders, Followers and Listening to What People Want When is giving people what they want leadership, and when is it following-the-pack? I’ve had the opportunity to participate in a lot of wonderful...
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Sound Mass
Hey! Hello! There’s been a lot going on around here lately, which is why this blog has been quiet for a few weeks. That’s no excuse for being out of communication, though. I’m embarrassed to admit it...
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