What It Looks Like to Be a Boundary Crosser
Congrats to fellow boundary crosser, Ron Helman, who recently won New Mexico's version of the Grammy for Best Instrumental Performance for his CD, "Reflections of Beauty" at the 2007 New Mexico Music Awards ceremony. I first met Ron at the...
What Makes Me Happy
What I'm noticing makes me happy these days: New filing cabinets. Actually the thought of new filing cabinets makes me happy. I've been living with stacks of files on my office floor and on countertops for the last year. Customer...
Being Well-Used
I recently published an article on HR.com on what it means to serve others well. It's taken from my experience in working with teams, but I'm guessing that it describes other types of situations around service. Would love to hear...
More on Filling Up on Life
I've gotten some wonderful responses about my recent post on bike riding in Boulder. Readers told me about their own rituals of filling up on life--walks over NYC's bridges on Sundays, motorcycle rides, and this: "Just got back from a...
May 24–Bring Yourself to Work Day
Mark your calendars! May 24 is Bring Yourself to Work Day. I'm pleased to be a part of this event, initiated by David and Amy Schmaltz. David is the author of The Blind Man and the Elephant: Mastering Project Work...
June 13 Event
I've arranged for Marci Alboher, author of the book, One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success, to speak on June 13, 7-9pm in Denver. In her book, Marci gives identity to a new kind of worker, “slashes,” individuals...
What Are You Attracting?
As I was journaling this morning, I came up with a set of questions that was revealing about the current state of my life: What am I attracting? The list ranged from "friends who are struggling with teens" to "laughter--with...
From Day One
Northwestern University released the second in a series of interviews I conducted for the podcast, Career Mastery: Insights from the Experts. This interview is with William J. "Bill" White, former CEO of a Bell and Howell and now a professor...