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  • Innovation…meet the people part

    How to improve leadership for cultural innovation? The bulk of material I come across on creativity and innovation are articles, papers, and blogs that frame a context for process and systems that get more creativity and innovation into our workplace.There is far less material exploring the people part in the business press…especially as it relates to the role of CEO. It is much easier

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  • How to unleash your unconcious mind in creative process….

    The blurt itself is a starting point. As I laid there waking up, I noticed the random thoughts I associated with the blurt, got curious about them, made a mental note of a couple I thought it made sense to string together. I came downstairs, made a cup of coffee and began to download my thoughts. Sounds deceptively simple. I am going to pick the process

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  • When do “the facts” limit our view?

    A foundation of the Pythagorean philosophy was that all is number. Western thinking at the time explained that ratios ruled the universe. For ratios to rule the world, there was no room for zero as a numerical value. Ratios were all about rational relationships. There was no “void” (zero).  There was no room for “the irrational” either. The book “Zero: The Biography Of A Dangerous Idea”

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  • Are you thinking like a free agent?

    Isn’t the notion of “A” career a quaint throwback to another time?  How prepared are you for a lifetime of rapid fire change? Do you have coping skills and resiliency? How do you manage your lifelong learning? Are you getting leadership development support from your current employer? If not, how are our institutions of  higher education being impacted in their effectiveness to prepare us? Many of us have had to approach

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  • When is disruption a good thing?

    Over the years, I have( mostly) cured my case of “the blurts”, the smart Aleck retorts that ricochet out of my brain. “Enjoy your workout” is one provocative greeting that threatens my self-control on a regular basis. The receptionist at my health club says it every time I check in and every time, I must silence the sarcastic, no longer

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