Leading With A Whole New Mind

In working with teams, I see how individuals are so different from each other, and how those differences are perceived as good or bad. I sometimes hear about "the doodler," the person who can't stop themselves from drawing and doodling during meetings. One person told me that they literally have to sit on their hands…

My new friend, Camberley Bates, points me to an insightful speech, about the real value of music, given by a Karl Paulnack, director of music division of The Boston Conservatory. Paulnack was addressing the incoming freshman class.  You'll never listen to music in the same way again.  P.S. This speech was reprinted in its entirety…

Just read Fast Company's interview with David Kelley, co-founder of the design firm, Ideo. This quote from Kelley, which could have come right out of the book, A Whole New Mind, jumped out at me: "My contribution is to teach as many people as I can to use both sides of the brain, so that…

I was happy to see that Dan Pink is still talking about A Whole New Mind, most recently with Oprah on her Soul Series webcast. While I’ve seen Pink speak several times and have interviewed him twice, I’m always interested to see how he responds to new questions. Oprah had her own take when she…