Working with Head and Heart
The Universe must be trying to tell me something. While I am adept at using both head and heart in working with clients, I've failed miserably with my family. After the second blow-up with a family member in less than...
Taking the Time to Be Nice
I recently ordered online a birthday gift for my son. In the order form, there was a field for company name. I put in "self-employed ." A few minutes after submitting my order, I received this email from the owner...
There’s Room for All Voices
Don't miss this video of a discussion, led by sports commentator, Bob Costas, to hear all about the virtues and dangers of blogs. The lively conversation starts with the editor of a sports blog that gets 10 million hits a...
Wisdom on Living Replaces Workplace Tchochke
In past postings, I've mentioned Randy Paugh, the Carnegie-Mellon professor dying of pancreatic cancer and the phenomenon of his last lecture. I was intrigued recently when I received an email from a friend who said this: "My manager showed this...
How Signing Up for a 401K Can Be Fun
This YouTube posting, in the format of a movie trailer, provides an interesting example of how Best Buy is using new media to connect with their employees and engage them in something pretty dry—signing up for a 401K. This relates...
Helpers on Our Journey
In my work with A Bigger Voice, I'm using the Hero's Journey to understand the elements of a client's story. When interviewing a client, one of the questions that comes up is this: "Who were the helpers?" It has increased...
The End of the School Year or How I’d Rather Have a Root Canal Than Endure Another May
We’re in the home stretch. The awards ceremonies, choir and band concerts, and field days have come and gone. The seniors have graduated and finals are half over. Textbooks have been turned in and yearbooks have been passed out. Math...
Anatomy of a Boundary Crosser
In a written interview with boundary crosser, Karl Iagnemma, I found some great quotes that speak directly to what it's like to operate in multiple worlds. Iagnemma is a robotics researcher at MIT as well as an award-winning fiction writer....
