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Soothing and interesting at the same time: Ehren Starks’ The Depths of a Year CD
The Depths of a Year by Ehren Starks on Magnatune.
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Putting ourselves in the place to be creative
As a creative professional, I have struggled to find a place to work where my creativity is supported. If I had seen myself as a creative when I started my career, it might not have been so challenging. But I knew that I was not an artist, nor a writer, nor even a software developer,…
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Why more leads to less, viewed economically
Sometimes there's something you know but you need to hear it in a new way, in a way that it sticks out better in your thinking. Sometimes you need to hear it several different ways until you think, I KNOW this… why don't I act like I know it?? I bought Brooks Palmer's Clutter Busting…
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More on leadership authenticity: pick your followers
The announcement that the NY Times is discontinuing the "You're the Boss" column now that it's originator, Loren Feldman, is leaving… sent me into a little panic. So I went careening through recent posts to get what inspiration I could before it fades from memory. Tech company founder Rebekah Campbell talked about wanting to hire…
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Be authentically evolving as a leader
When leaders are admonished to 'be authentic' they sometimes translate that as 'stick to your knitting' or 'to thine own self be true.' Actually, leaders must always aspire to being better at what they do, and that means changing. HBR.org: The Authenticity Paradox, 2015-Jan by Herminia Ibarra When we look only within for answers, we…
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Improving our social media habits with ThinkUp: it works!
Over the holidays I was pleased to see a profile of the ThinkUp service in the New York Times, and I hope the company gets many new subscribers. My chief error in Twitter has been focusing on myself and not sharing enough about the people I admire. Most helpfully, your errors can be reported to…
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Trying not to frighten people by talking about innovation all the time
In reviewing the challenges and frustrations of the past year, it's clear I need to do more to build trust. Not trust that I'm honest, but trust that I'm dependable and responsible. I clearly spend too much time trying to encourage people to take risks. Innovation Excellence: Re-Framing Innovation in 2015, 2015-Jan-1 by Mukesh Gupta…
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Proofing pain
When I worked at the Houston office of the Ogilvy ad adgency, we had a full-time proofreader. It was an amazing experience, but they don't fit into most business models. Usually, proofreading is something employees do for one another. For small business owners like myself, proofreading is something my customers and prospects do! Painful but…
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Why the power of relationships drives my work
Lately I've been questioning what it is that I do. Where do I contribute? I know that my passion is in helping businesses build stronger relationships. Too many businesses look for transactions. But transactions, whether of love or commerce, arise because people think they can do something better with you than without you. David Brooks…
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The dark side of creativity
Some people use their creativity to rationalize dishonesty. Some people feel their creativity justifies immoral behavior. And some people discover that being creative requires them to break the rules. The Conversation: The dark side of creativity, 2014-Dec-11 by Lynne Vincent while individuals who self-identify as creative may feel more entitled, it’s possible that this entitlement…
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