Today, I’d like to highlight a couple of articles featured in The Leadership Learner that talk about professional leadership, how to become a leader, and how to innovate once you get there. The first comes from the Center for Organizational Learning, which focuses on “creating individual leaders who are architects and builders of significant innovations.” …
The Leadership Learner: Innovating in Your Professional Life Read More »
I try to spend a couple of weeks in San Francisco each year. It is like a “study abroad” program to learn the latest in innovation just being there. I have many friends who are out there now leading startup organizations. I learn a lot from them, not only about the latest web apps and …
How to take an idea from Google and scale it down to you Read More »
It’s a valuable thing to work with who you want, on what you want, how you want, where you want, when you want, and to own what you work on. It’s meaningful to have a quick but thoughtful answer to the question of why you want to work on what you do. If you have …
Work Freedom: The who, what, where, when, why, and how of work checklist Read More »
Take a look at all of the things you are involved in, doing in your work, or at your organization. Which do you need to hit the Escape button on? About what do you tell yourself, “Times have changed…this doesn’t make as much sense anymore.” I like to ask professionals what their #1 problem is …
Lately I have been most passionate about helping people to innovate their own lives, solve their own problems, respond to change, and transform themselves at a higher level. This begins with identifying a challenge. A common challenge I see many people face is not having enough time. A similar specific challenge I have in my …
Move faster in the morning with a time management assessment Read More »
When I listen to music I love the repeat button. I especially love the “repeat 1” button. I love to hear the same song over and over again. It drives most people crazy. After a while, admittedly about 5 times, it even starts to drive me crazy. I want something new. I need something new. …
Use the repeat button with care in your life and work Read More »
This sixth grader, Thomas Suarez, gave a TED Talk. For me that alone stands out. How many 6th graders do you see doing TED Talks? He develops IPhone apps. His most popular one is called “Bustin Jieber.” He created it because a lot of his classmates disliked Justin Bieber. He knows how to develop ideas …
The innovation opportunity is to improve your technology literacy Read More »
Here is a new workshop zeroing in on what is important to managers, leaders, and change agents: Saving time, being clear & memorable, gaining buy-in, and reducing chance of failure by communicating for innovation. How to Communicate to Innovate: Networking to Individuals, Presenting to Groups, and Online to the World + Gain tools and techniques …
The past month I’ve been catching up on reading while traveling. Flights make for a great time to catch up on reading and long drives allow the chance to listen to audio books. I try to catch up on many of the business/leadership books that are bestsellers and come highly …
This is inspiring and engaging. I’m impressed with what technology can do to make a classic speech sound new, different, and current. The autotune videos from The Gregory Brothers accumulate millions of views (The Bedroom Intruder song has over 66 million!). I’m glad they are remixing some classics and educating as well as entertaining. It …
Remixed & Autotuned speech from Martin Luther King jr. Read More »