Hogfather by Terry Pratchett is a perfect example of the Truth with a capital T that fiction conveys in ways that nonfiction cannot. In the closing pages of this crazy novel, where... Well, I won't tell you how to do away…
Once a year I look back through my list at goodreads.com to ID the top five books that most inspired me. As an author and consultant, just about any book might be “THE book” that inspires my own work. That means I can…
It happens all the time. People learn a little about something new, think they understand, and make changes based on half-truths. That's how you get problems such as those reported in the Atlantic article, Why Introverted Teachers are Burning Out. Those with…
Another year of growing, questioning, escaping, laughing, and learning through reading. And another blog on my top 5 books for the year. A few comments Total for the year: 145. I read just about all genres, and find that fiction…
I've been using the new Brain Energy/Bandwidth quiz that I created with Ann Holm with teams and individuals, during workshops and coaching sessions, while networking over coffee--in other words, every chance I get. Just click on the quiz name to try the basic version yourself.…
Is there any creative dream you’ve been avoiding? Playing an instrument, learning to dance, writing poetry, painting, designing a quilt…??? Let’s explore what pursuing that idea might bring. Because here's my point: Creative "play," no matter how old you are,…
As you arrive at the leadership meeting, a sick feeling starts to grow—again, the seats are arranged in a circle around a solitary chair. One of your colleagues is about to be bullied. Time seems frozen as the unlucky victim…
I used to facilitate the MBTI ® Certification Program, and over the years started hundreds of consultants and counselors and OD specialists and educators—and more—on the path to effective use of psychological type theory. Note that I said started them on the…
How do your strengths get in the way of coaching and mentoring those around you? Leaders who easily see the best course of action in complex situations may “tell” rather than giving an employee enough time to reason it through…
I’ve been writing about how effort and perseverance without capacity and readiness simply aren’t enough. (Check out my past posts on grit and effort.) They’re all interdependent. Ignore either side and you simply won’t get where you want to go.…