Lego Serious Play
For a truly whole brain approach to working with teams, read this article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on LEGO SERIOUS PLAY, a problem-solving and communications methodology. I've been using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY with teams for the last few years, with...
Delighting the Customer
A friend of mine bought a new car from a dealer showroom. He asked the floor manager for a bottom line price that included everything, including trade-in of his old car. The final price to take the car home. My...
Better Labels
Researcher, Michael Wolf, an assistant professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University, is working on the design of presciption bottle labels. His big question, "Why are we not phrasing things properly on bottles?" points to a pragmatism that most of...
Three Years Ago
Three years ago, I was struggling to make a living. I had the mindset of a technician, looking for that next job, hoping for the phone to ring. I had been focused on learning the craft of coaching. After finishing...
Networking, Time Off, and Doing What You Love
Marci Alboher interviews Herminia Ibarra, the author of one of my favorite books on career transition, Working Identity. The interview brings out some great points about networking and time off. It was from Ms. Ibarra’s book that I first realized...
Malcolm Gladwell Fans
Just before going on vacation to Ouray, CO, I browsed iTunes for free, good stuff to download for the long car ride. I found The New Yorker Conference, in which Malcolm Gladwell interviews people who think differently about traditional fields—innovators...
Ouray, Colorado
Photos from our family vacation to Ouray, Colorado, one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Enjoy.
Unplugged, Part 2
I'm reading the book, The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. I had seen it on the bestseller lists and wondered if it was all hype. However, when my husband gave it to me for our anniversary this past week, I...