June 29th, 2009
Mary Schaefer and I found each other on…(wait for it)…Twitter. Where else do people find each other these days!!?? Mary and I orbit around some of the same ideas and hopes for the world of work. On her Twitter profile she describes herself as an “HR/OD Consultant, Fierce Idealist, Farmer’s Daughter,” who Tweets about [Read More…]
June 27th, 2009
A learning opportunity for non-profit leaders. On Tuesday, June 30th, the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands is hosting a workshop for nonprofit leaders focusing on understanding and using Web 2.0 tools. Have you made sense of what all the blogging, twittering, facebooking and youtubing of Web 2.0 means for your organization? This session is a [Read More…]
June 27th, 2009
Catching up after a deeeelightful week at the lake with family…I will share some pictures soon. In the meantime, I wanted to share a bit of blog reading that I enjoyed and thought you might find valuable as well. Happy reading! Blocks That Prevent Us From Being Who We Mean Ourselves To Be David Pollard [Read More…]
June 19th, 2009
June 17th, 2009
Is bystanding becoming the new “great American pastime?” I have written before about how intentions can get us in trouble if we are not careful. Here and here. One of the ways our happy, fuzzy, wonderful intentions can get us in trouble is that they can convince us that we are not a part of [Read More…]
June 15th, 2009
Some good reading and good resources related to issues of Diversity and Inclusion: Diversity Helps Your Business – But Not The Way You Think This Forbes article from Katherine Phillips sheds new light on the value of difference in the group / organizational context. Phillips summarizes research she recently published with Katie Liljenquist showing that: [Read More…]
June 11th, 2009
Come wrap your head around it… This week I scale back to one book…but its a goodie. Gordon MacKenzie spent 30 years at Hallmark and then self published Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving With Grace, which he referred to as “a liberation manual for the chronically entangled and the relentlessly [Read More…]
June 10th, 2009
My attempt at rubbing everyone the wrong way. There is a theme that has been catching my attention lately, and I generally take that as a sign that I should write about it or talk about it. So here it is. I think the topic is the increasingly evident conflict and confusion between our ideals [Read More…]
June 10th, 2009
June 8th, 2009
Do you work with humans? If you are interested in being a more effective communicator, a more effective collaborator or a more effective leader…this workshop is for you. If you are interested in helping your organization become more successful at attracting, engaging and retaining a talented workforce…this workshop for you. If you are interested in [Read More…]