Death and Life
While I was on vacation in Ouray, CO, I was browsing in a local bookstore on the main drag. It's the kind of place where one might duck in during an afternoon rainstorm and end up staying for hours. I...
Boundary Crossing as an Asset
Sometimes, individuals know that they have interests in disparate areas but aren't sure what to do about it. Is it an asset or a liability? I prefer to think of it as an asset. Here's how to make boundary crossing...
Thoughts on Leadership
Cleaning out my office files, I ran across an email discussion with one of my favorite managers during my corporate career. My manager's questions: What would our leadership team need to be like for it to inspire your confidence in...
Signs of the Long Tail
I have not read Chris Anderson's book, The Long Tail. As editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, Anderson is exposed to new ideas all the time and his own thinking influences a lot of people. From what I've heard about the book,...
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
On a trip to pick up my kids from a friend's house, I noticed the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in the parking lot of a local Wal-Mart. It's hard to miss, even when speeding by at 60 miles per hour. I...
How NOT to Become a Commodity
As a small biz owner, I’m always on the lookout for new services that help me run my business, inexpensively. I’m lucky in that the last ten years have yielded a bonanza for the consumer of long distance phone service,...
Ways to Play
Great article by Pat Kane, author of the book, Play Ethic, on the different categories of play. He points to five ways that businesses could be making use of play--to develop their talent pool, to be more adaptable to change,...
The CEO and The Monk
This month, I’m interviewing my friend, Kenny Moore, for the Leading With A Whole New Mind podcast. Kenny is the co-author of book, The CEO and the Monk. Kenny is a former monk, now in the HR department of one...