Joe Gerstandt | keynote speaker, freedom fighter, freak-flag flier

Projects by Christo Last week was one of those weeks, where nothing worked out quite like it was supposed to.  Our youngest daughter was sick and that threw everyone’s schedule into chaos, but it all worked out, and Friday was a wonderful ending to the week for me.  I am currently participating in Defining Leadership   [Read More…]

This was not a week to get work done, and I have not stayed on top of my blogging. Should get back on top of things this coming week, but wanted to at least share some good posts from some of my friends.  These are some wonderful messages from wonderful people that caught my attention   [Read More…]

This is probably not going to come as a surprise to anyone, but here is the inside scoop on how most of my work gets done…my daughter does it.  I recently caught her in action: First she does her research:   And then she gets on the computer and starts spreading the word and blogging   [Read More…]

A long, long time ago in a far away galaxy….back when I had a ‘fro:

So.  I have written a couple of posts related to gender and leadership recently (Jan 29th and February 12th).  I find myself drawn back to the same topic today.  There are several ideas or themes that bring me back: I believe very strongly that we suffer from a critical absence of real leadership today.  Our   [Read More…]

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action. -James Russell Lowell   A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson   Freedom isn’t a matter of the future.  It’s a matter of the present moment. -Thich Nhat Hanh   There is only one corner of   [Read More…]

A few excerpts from a keynote presentation delivered to the Human Resources Association of the Midlands on February 10th, on Generation X: Magic (or Mayhem?) in the Middle.

My research is showing that Generation X is hands down the most attractive generation.

So, I am back on this issue of gender in the workplace…for a couple of reasons.  I have recently joined a program called Defining Leadership by Men, which is offered by a really amazing organization here in Omaha, the Institute for Career Advancement Needs(ICAN).  Part of the program has been learning about Emergenetics and analyzing   [Read More…]