The Whole Package
A Fast Company profile of Shana Fisher, senior VP of strategy and mergers and acquisitions for Barry Diller's conglomerate, IAC, caught my eye with these words: "...she triple-majored in sculpture, philosophy, and linguistics. But her budding art career ...took a...
Quitting for the Right Reason
Quitting can be hard. I'm not talking about quitting smoking or some other addiction, although that's no walk in the park either. I'm talking about quitting something you've started, something that was once a part of a dream. This can...
The Gift of Long Walks on a Winter Afternoon
During this holiday break, I've been taking long walks in the afternoons with my sister. She moved to my town last year, after living in other states and countries for decades. Inspired by the crisp winter air and the snowy...
Diversity of Thought
I ran across two articles that speak to the importance of boundary crossing, the second just published today by The New York Times: Diversity of Thought:The Next Frontier Innovative Minds Don't Think Alike Both articles emphasize how breakthroughs depend on...
How to Save a Life
Students from Northwestern University's law school, medical school, management school and engineering school, are part of a boundary-crossing entrepreneurship program. Placed into teams of four, one from each school, these students shadow hand-picked physicians in hospitals. The intended outcome of...
Brilliant Gift Giving…for next year
My 50 something brother-in-law appreciated my gift to him--a book that I ordered from Amazon. In fact, he raved about it as soon as he opened it up--a book about a naval explorer of China from the 15th century (famous,...
Crescendos, Christmas, and Crying
It's Christmas Eve. I'm hosting Christmas dinner for my family tomorrow--all 21 of them. I have three siblings, all married with families, in the area. We rotate who hosts Thanksgiving and Christmas from year to year. The last time I...
Six Senses and Leaders
My colleague, Robert Rasmussen, an expert in using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY, writes in his ezine: "Over eight years, Charles Palus and David Horth, researchers at the Center for Creative Leadership and co-authors of "The Leader's Edge, Six Creative Competencies for...