Squidoo Lens

Check out my updated Squidoo lens: http://www.squidoo.com/wholebrainthinking/ Last year, I was one of the first 10,000 or so people to create a Squidoo lens. There are now over 68,000 lenses. Squidoo is a platform for enthusiasts on a specific topic to show what they know, and at the same time provide a service to those…

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Leader as Storyteller

I interviewed Steve Denning, known as one of the founders of the movement to use storytelling in organizations, for my podcast, Leading With A Whole New Mind. Steve has written several books on using stories in a purposeful way to achieve business objectives. His latest book, The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and…

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Stories With Meaning

An article in the Wall Street Journal reported a new type of speaker for corporate retreats.  In the past, companies hired management gurus like Peter Drucker or Tom Peters or Jim Collins to speak.  Now they are hiring speakers at rates fit for a Drucker or Peters or Collins, who may have no business experience…

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Privacy Please

At one of the hotels I stayed at recently, I got in late the night before and arranged my schedule so I could sleep in the next morning.  I looked for the sign for the outside of my room door and found a new twist on an old idea.  Instead of "Privacy Please," the sign…

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Stories That Move Us Into Action

Okay, I know I’ve been on this kick of talking about evidence of a whole new mind (the integration of right-brain and left-brain thinking) in the business world. One more example, and then I’ll get off my soap box (until I find the next great example….) Patrick Lencioni is a consultant turned business author. His…

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