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November 4, 2014

Losing Track of Thyme

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves  Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;  All mimsy were the borogoves,  And the…

October 21, 2014

Balancing Act

My house is a mess! I think of it as a lifestyle choice. It isn’t one I’m proud of, but something had to give…

October 14, 2014

Hound Dog

Some weeks are full of surprises. This week, for example, I went into the office on Tuesday morning thinking I was a woman, and came…

October 7, 2014

Ridiculous and Remarkable

What drives you to do remarkable things? The answer came to me early yesterday morning, while sitting in my minivan, in a remote part of…

September 29, 2014

An Emotional Performance

Do you try to leave your emotions at the door when you go to work? You may squirm when people express their feelings…

September 1, 2014

Achieve More by Doing Less

Do you feel that you’re stretched too thinly? Are you spending too much time working on other people’s priorities? If you answered yes to…

July 28, 2014

Set Your Idea up for Success

It’s a sobering thought that, according to Scott D. Anthony, less than one percent of ideas launched by big companies have any…

July 14, 2014

Gamify Your Organization

Gamification uses game thinking to encourage team members to meet their goals or accomplish specific tasks. Many organizations now use it to improve training,…

June 30, 2014

Get Lean to Innovate!

For every wildly successful new company or product, there are hundreds more that simply fade away. Why is the failure rate so high? According…

June 23, 2014

Make Your Organization Agile

Some years ago, I worked for a multinational that struggled to move fast. While our competitors responded quickly to changing markets and embraced new…