I Love You Man

The American baseball season now moves into playoff mode.  The season is over for my team, the San Francisco Giants, but no complaints with two World Series Championships in the last three years. Win or lose though, I truly love baseball and enjoy the flow of the season. At the end of the Giants season... Continue Reading →

Workplace Migration, Caves to Commons

Recently I watched a video detailing an interesting annual ritual conducted at Conover Tuttle Pace, a Boston ad agency.  Each summer everyone in the firm packs up and moves to a new workspace for three months. Each of the 55 employees blindly draws a number and hopes to draw a low number so they can... Continue Reading →

Our World, The Visual Village

I admit it.  I love the National Geographic magazine. Since childhood rarely have I missed at least thumbing through each monthly copy.  I read many of the articles, but it has always been the photography telling me stories and teaching me the ways of the world. The magazine sparked my passion for photography as well... Continue Reading →

Page Intentionally Left Blank

This is the working title for my upcoming leadership book.  What do you think? Okay, just kidding I am not writing a book on leadership.  Yet, if I did, a title of "Page Intentionally Left Blank" would work well indeed. Alas, the world does not need another leadership book.  Do a search for "leadership" in... Continue Reading →

The Cult of the Average

Recently I read a study prepared by DDI (Development Dimensions International), a well established training company.  In my training days I was certified in several DDI programs - good stuff. In the comprehensive study, leaders from a variety of organizations reported on the state of leadership development within their organizations.  They identified gaps in leadership... Continue Reading →

Thursday Thought – Impossible is a Human Invention

Note: Each Thursday I will post a little something to inspire us to finish the week strong. These Thursday Thoughts will be a quote, poem, piece of music, artwork, or inspirational video.  Congratulations, you made it over the hump and let's finish the week together. Philippe Petit is such an interesting man.  He is a Frenchman... Continue Reading →

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