June 4th, 2009
A few book recommendations for you… The editing is a little sloppy on this video, as I was in a rush, but in it I recommend: Cradle 2 Cradle William Mcdonough and Michael Braungart Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed Frances [Read More…]
June 2nd, 2009
A lot of what I do involves applying behavioral science for better business and organizational outcomes. In my consulting, facilitating and speaking I spend the bulk of my time talking with people about issues related to: diversity inclusion innovation organizational culture group dynamics trust generative relationships communication empathy change These are all things that I [Read More…]
May 28th, 2009
Good reading from the interwebs / blogosphere…from my friends, for my friends… Enjoy! I regularly plug what Jamie Notter has to say and I am developing a professional crush on him I guess…he has just put up another good post: The People Side of Business (where we still have a great deal of work to [Read More…]
May 19th, 2009
May 18th, 2009
May 19th marks the birthdate of Malcolm X. He remains, I believe, poorly understood. From Wikipedia: Malcolm X (pronounced /ɛks/) (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925– February 21, 1965), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz[1] (Arabic: الحاجّ مالك الشباز ), was an African American Muslim, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he [Read More…]
May 18th, 2009
Some really, very good reading for you to kick start your week… Cut the Cubicle Umbilical Cord: The Seven Traits of the Free Man (or Woman) I love this post from Zen Habits! If you want to wake up happy on a daily basis, you have to own your own time. You have to be [Read More…]
May 14th, 2009
Just recently introduced to a very cool website on workplace bullying, No Job Is Worth This. Here is one of their videos (long, but good):
May 11th, 2009
Diversity. As issues of diversity and inclusion are becoming increasingly business critical, there remains a great deal of evidence that these are still largely misunderstood issues. On a very basic level, there does not seem to be a good understanding of what diversity is and what its value is for a group, organization or community. [Read More…]
May 6th, 2009
Diversity. Still quite possibly the most poorly understood, misunderstood dyanmic in the world of business (and education, politics, human resources, leadership development, etc.). Diversity means difference. Difference shows up in many different forms…but before we even take a look at that, I think having a better understanding of what difference actually means can be helpful. [Read More…]
May 5th, 2009
Some interesting articles and blog posts that you might want to check out… The Power of False Remembering (hat tip to John Sumser) When people are fooled into thinking they made a different choice than the one they actually made, and then articulate their “reasons” for this supposed choice, they then may actually change their [Read More…]