“Without the stories we are nothing”.
I’ve always loved that phrase. It appears to have originated from the poetry of Leslie Marmon Silko, but regardless of its provenance. it…
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Panel Discussions: Tell Me When It’s Over
I’ve noticed something at trade shows, and chances are you’ve noticed it too.
There are more and more “panel discussions” instead of traditional presentations. Panel discussions involve a small group…
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What Would Superman Do?
A few months ago I ran across this article from Gijs van Wulfen, which cited a recent study from Accenture where CEOs overwhelmingly said that innovation in their companies isn’t…
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Speak Up, or Shut Up?
I’ve often felt that people in local school administration jobs – principals, superintendents, etc – can have unique workplace challenges because there always seems to be a torch-carrying mob in…
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Three Lessons for Painful Staff Reductions
Anyone who has led teams during a bust cycle (something I have written about previously) has had to live through the particular agony of telling great people that their…
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Congratulations. You’re an Editor.
We live in an era where anyone can post 1200 word blog posts or 140 character tweets. It is the great democratization of writing. But like many great changes, this…
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