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For Dan Pink fans: Free webinar 12/16 with Dan Pink, talking about his newest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, http://tiny.cc/KG8WO

This is a concept I had been mulling for years. Until one day, I realized I already had a personal board of directors. The light bulb went off when I read a WSJ article, on eight tips for setting up a network of mentors. The article draws from a concept called developmental networks. For a…

"Sharing stories is the way to create a network of passionate supporters that can help spread ideas and make them a reality." –Saul Kaplan I came across Kaplan's blog post, "Stories Can Change The World," when he followed me on Twitter. (BTW–One of the best reasons to tweet is to expand your network of ideas…

I admit it. I'm biased. Anything that Dan Pink writes or speaks on, I usually agree with. It's no different with this TED talk he gave this summer on the mismatch between what social scientists know about motivation and how businesses apply incentives. He ties his thesis–that mastery, purpose, and autonomy are better motivators than…

Has it really been six months since I've posted here?  My apologies for the sporadic blogging–it's a pet peeve of mine to start something and not continue with it. While I haven't written about boundary crossing recently, the topic continues to pop up in my life. I see it with my coaching clients. Very often,…