Archives

Several months ago I came across an interesting question in a film review.  The question, it turned out, stuck with me much longer than the film itself:  What happens to us when we learn [...]

In business—and in the knowledge creation fields, especially—we are under pressure to learn and adapt our mental models and practices to new information and knowledge rapidly and frequently.  [...]

As we encourage increased transparency at every level throughout organizations, we don’t really seem to engage the topic of how to take your lumps or deal with falling short of the mark.  There [...]

Well, it’s happened again.  It’s Monday (or Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday), and you have to go to work.  And there he is again, sitting on the end of your bed—with the gun.  Some days [...]

Ever say to yourself or someone else, “I have to go to work” with that sense of beleagueredness in your voice?  Ever stop to reflect on how that happened or what it might really mean? [...]

There are only two people on this planet now who make me go weak in the knees in abject admiration when in their presence:  Nikki Giovanni and Norm Kerth.  They, in many ways, are not alike.  [...]

One of the hottest buzz words in many organizations right now is “agile.”  We hear about “the agile methodology” and “agile methods.”  We hear about scrum, XP, and—far less often—crystal.  And we [...]

30 years ago, even 20 years ago, it was common to be asked to provide two personal references and two professional references when you applied for a job with a company with which you were not [...]