Clarity
Making Stone Soup
In the 45 minutes I spent on the elliptical trainer this morning, I read Jeff DeGraff’s Making Stone Soup: How to Jumpstart Innovation Teams. The title of the book caught my attention right away, and I was happy to learn what the significance of stone soup was to the practice of innovation early in the… Continue Reading Making Stone Soup
Read MoreBut What Then?
I recently came across a parable (author unknown) that speaks powerfully to where and how we make meaning in our lives. As an advocate for managing our personal energy and vitality, at each stage of our lives, I found the tension revealed in the story below compelling and begging for resolution. As in most other… Continue Reading But What Then?
Read MoreThe Right Question
Many of you know I believe one of the most important qualities of a Fit Leader is an ability to ask The Right Question. It’s easy to ask the wrong question, a question that limits discovery and does little to advance our understanding of the issues at hand. I recently came across two great questions… Continue Reading The Right Question
Read MoreOn Being Divergent
Last week I read Divergent, the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth. The book is a dystopian novel set in the so-called Divergent Universe. The novel explores the main character’s emotional struggles as she defines her identity within a society that defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with five different factions.… Continue Reading On Being Divergent
Read MoreBe Brief, Be Bright, Be Gone
How long does it take for you to convey the essence of your messages to others, at work or at home? Do you or someone you know struggle with brevity? Using more time than we need when communicating our thoughts and ideas often results from one or more of the following factors: We just love… Continue Reading Be Brief, Be Bright, Be Gone
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