This morning while drinking my Starbucks coffee (supplied at work) in my cool Starbucks mug (supplied by me), I read a great article at Fast Company magazine about the leadership practices at Starbucks. Late last year Starbucks held a conference in Houston for nearly 10,000 store managers and 5,000 live coffee plants (more on the... Continue Reading →
Work From Work
Everyone is talking, and writing, about the Yahoo announcement yesterday. The head of Human Resources at Yahoo sent an email to all staff essentially eliminating work from home programs. In other words, for your job, show up in an office ... and have a nice day. Yes, a big and juicy topic for a blog on leadership... Continue Reading →
A Culture of Availability
2009 is so long ago. As we consider technology, 2009 is indeed B.i.P. (before iPad) and as such dark days indeed. Since 2009 we have the iPad and other tablets as well as lighter, faster and smaller phones (well, some phones are now bigger). And all of it in glorious high-definition. We are connected as... Continue Reading →
I Imagined My Muse to be Better Looking
The universe speaks to each of us every day. It is up to us to hear her call. Signposts are posted for one who sees. Voices are there for one who listens. Last week I had one of those moments where I thought I heard the universe speaking to me. To be sure I heard the message, the messenger repeated... Continue Reading →
The Mona Lisa was not Painted by Committee
The latest Fast Company magazine is a winner with several interesting articles. One short article immediately caught my eye as it links to some on my other reading lately. The article concerns Fahrenheit 212, an innovation consultancy (that alone is cool enough) and its cofounder, Mark Payne. Mark speaks to the structure at the company... Continue Reading →
Use Your Shield
I am still out of sorts from the events experienced last Friday. Goodbyes take their toll. Anyhow let me begin to move on through my writing. I keep a deck of cards on my desk at work. These are not playing cards. The card deck is called the "Creative Whack Pack" created by Roger Von Oech. ... Continue Reading →
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