Hamlet’s Blackberry and Thanksgiving Dinner
I recently finished the book, Hamlet's Blackberry, by William Powers. The author gives voice to nagging questions in the minds of anyone with Internet connectivity and multiple screens in their home and work environment (which is pretty much everyone I...
How Leaders Inspire Followers
Leaders who impact me most are the ones who are comfortable in their own skin. This is not the same as charisma. Nor is it the same as being authoritative. (Although you can have both and be comfortable in your...
Personality Poker: A Case Study in Boundary Crossing
Personality Poker is a different kind of assessment tool for capturing one's personality quickly. It's also a great example of the collision of multiple worlds: personality assessments, Formula One racing, and Las Vegas poker. Think I'm a bit crazy? See...
Fit By Fifty–An Update
I'm overdue for an update on my challenge of becoming fit by the time I turn 50 years old. It's been nearly three months since I first announced my attempt at establishing a routine of regular exercise and a modified...
The Power of Telling Your Story
It's natural that many wisdom entrepreneurs focus on getting their ideas into the world, rather than talking about themselves. Unfortunately, this is a fatal flaw that I've seen with more than one person. Photo by Vivianna_love In the discomfort, humility,...
Maintaining Peak Performance, Even When Crazy Busy
This morning, I received an email from one of my blogging buddies, where she said,"Everyone I speak to seems to be so completely overwhelmed. I have been, too." I don't think this is a short-term condition. Witness the popularity of...
Bricolage and the Adjacent Possible
Innovation, rather than cut from whole cloth, often comes from re-arranging existing pieces into a new configuration. So says science writer, Steven Johnson, in this Wall Street Journal article, The Genius of the Tinkerer. This quote from Johnson says it...
Ingrid Betancourt and Another Look at Humanity
NPR aired a moving interview yesterday with Ingrid Betancourt, a former presidential candidate in Colombia who was kidnapped in 2002 by FARC, a terrorist group. Her book, "Even Silence Has An End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian...