The latest assertions on how we can bend workplace culture toward greater creativity and innovation.
A meme is defined as "an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture." This could be anything from fauhawks, to LOL Cats to how you practice religion or whether or not you recycle. We often unconsciously make decisions on how we relate...
I have been reading Roz and Benjamin Zander's FASCINATING book called The Art of Possibility. I have known of Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, through friends who have heard him speak and more recently by his famous TED talk. Even...
We love our independence. It is an empowering thought to imagine all of our needs being met within our own power. It is also inaccurate. We do not entirely depend on others for our success, failure or enjoyment; but our experiences are directly influenced by other...
My wife and I visited a church while visiting some relatives. Their pastor began his message with an anecdote. It was a personal story that involved the pastor and his wife during their dating years. It was funny and seemed to get people's attention. He then continued...
I've probably mentioned my grandparents owned a grocery store as I was growing up. Both my parents worked there, along with uncles, aunts, cousins and other members of my rural hometown in Kellyville, Oklahoma. At the front of this store sat a large, wooden display...
There are a lot of allegorical references to how speed is the answer to ruling your market. It is true that being first to market is a powerful positioning tool. We have flipped the story of the tortoise and the hare. We have accepted that faster equals better. But...
Cats don't have 9 lives. Most of them are perceptive and nimble creatures. Growing up, we actually had a cat that wasn't perceptive or nimble. He fell on his back ALL THE TIME. Needless to say, he didn't last long in rural Oklahoma. But this isn't a cat blog, so I'll...
I rented and watched the movie The Soloist the other day. I want to buy it now. My wife asked me if I really thought we would watch the film enough to justify buying it. I don't. I just want to support a good film and have it as a reminder of its message. This made me...
"People might laugh at me." "I might lose it all." "You might say no." "Might" is mighty. It holds so much power over us. It makes many decisions for us. It enslaves us to the safe and known... as long as we allow it to. By living in the "might" of the moment, we lose...
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. We need you... or we wouldn't be here. I'm a lucky one. I'm blessed with a wonderful mother of my kids, and a wonderful mother of my own.
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