September 14th, 2011
The human body is composed of a variety of systems. Each of them has a unique role and they all depend on each other. Bones, muscles…digestive, cardiovascular, nervous systems, etc. Similarly, an organization is an integration of intermingling and overlapping systems. Organizations generally have some physical infrastructure. There is also the workforce, the organizational chart, [Read More…]
September 12th, 2011
This is a time of year that always brings reflection for me. Packed within a few short weeks in the fall are the wedding anniversary of my wife and I, the birthday of our youngest daughter and the anniversary of me starting my business. We have now been married 5 years, Gillian Mae turned four [Read More…]
September 9th, 2011
I am hyper-critical of other speakers and facilitators. It’s ridiculous. I am extra, especially, super-duper, hyper-critical of speakers that talk about diversity and inclusion stuff. It’s really ridiculous. If you asked me to recommend a speaker (other than myself, of course), there would be a very short list of names that would come to mind. [Read More…]
September 7th, 2011
I may not be getting much blogging done right now, but I know some people that are. I highly recommend each of these posts…read and share! Love and Power A wonderful post from Jamie Notter Getting More Players on the All-Star Team A wonderful post from Jeffrey Cufaude Quotas / Women / Boards A wonderful [Read More…]
August 31st, 2011
Intersections baby, its all about the intersections. Robust, dynamic, chaotic intersections of different perspectives, different heuristics, different experiences and interpretations…this is what feeds an organizations ability to: share information make meaning from information make high quality decisions solve problems create and innovate Pretty important stuff. And they are all influenced by our ability to disagree [Read More…]
August 29th, 2011
Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it’s from Neptune. -Noam Chomsky Our oldest daughter has always had her own sense of style and right before school started this year, she got her hair cut really, really short. It looks amazing…like [Read More…]
August 19th, 2011
It is Friday. And on Fridays I try to promote and celebrate the flying of the Freak Flag. Any day and everyday is for flying The Freak Flag, but I make an extra effort to promote it on Friday. Seems appropriate. Flying the Freak Flag is basically about authenticity…knowing who you really are and acting [Read More…]
August 16th, 2011
I am a fortunate one. Fortunate, blessed, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky. Period. I am married to a wonderful, wonderful human being and she usually enjoys my company. My children speak to me, sometimes they will not stop speaking to me in fact. I do work that I love…madly. I have not had a “boss” in [Read More…]
August 9th, 2011
Wow. The last month and a half has just flown by. I had several short business trips in July followed by a short family trip, followed by another short business trip, followed by a big family vacation followed by a few days in St Louis for ASAE 2011 which just wrapped up. And I have [Read More…]
July 29th, 2011
There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which can not fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation. -Herbert Spencer It is hardly possible to overrate the value of placing human beings in contact with persons dissimilar to [Read More…]