The latest assertions on how we can bend workplace culture toward greater creativity and innovation.
I have been spending the last few days at Willow Creek Association's Global Leadership Summit. I thought I would share just a few of the brilliant thoughts shared by leaders. Today I'll start with Bill Hybels, Sr. Pastor of Willow Creek Church. Bill Hybels The calling...
I have been spending the last few days at Willow Creek Association's Global Leadership Summit. I thought I would share just a few of the brilliant thoughts shared by leaders. Today I'll start with Bill Hybels, Sr. Pastor of Willow Creek Church. Bill Hybels The calling...
A quick thought today about how we stunt our growth when we try to 'artificially preserve' what we have. The thing about life is we can't shove it into a jar and set it on the shelf. When we try and preserve what we have (really, what we got in the past), we miss out...
Society is becoming more and more obsessed with assessments. In a race to measure, we often ignore whether what we're measuring is useful. We are focused on whether students know answers, but aren't paying attention to how they are learning and adjusting to feedback....
A few years ago, I was working with a client during a crisis. Public perception was getting out of hand fast and we were creating communications pieces to help clarify the story. An individual asked me how he could edit a graphic I had created. He didn't understand...
Don't worry, I'm not going to break into a song by Adele. This morning, as I read Seth Godin's post on extending the narrative, I latched onto one of his comments. The socialite walks into the ski shop and buys a $3000 ski jacket she'll wear once. Why? Not because...
Many of us would love to apply more creativity to our work. Sometimes, we tend to be more creative in the variety of ways we stall; preventing ourselves from creating something spectacular. Redesigning the Packaging I don't know how many different versions I have...
You're obliged to buy that car you saw during the commercial break for that TV show you're obliged to watch while eating that burger and fries you're obliged to buy and drip ketchup on the shirt you were obliged to get to look like that guy you're obliged to watch...
If you are a creator, sometimes the typical motivation of money, deadlines and productivity are not enough. There are days when it is hard to write the thousand words you set as your goal or make those ten phone calls to land a gig. For the creator, an additional...
What happens when you stop posting articles? Based on my experience, your blog begins to die slowly. You can let it die. You can fight like hell to revive it. You can half-heartedly allow it to languish in limbo. Your past creations propping it up like an iron lung....
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