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How The Frozen Middle Separates Management from Innovation
We live in a time of digital Darwinism. As technology evolves so do markets. And as they evolve, behaviors, values and norms also adapt. …
Kindness Is Contagious
When trying to understand human behavior (something all business people want and need to do more of), the temptation is to reduce everything down to …
Are You Thankful?
Over the last several months, we have been doing quite a bit of work for the military, with separate projects running for the Department …
You have to aim for the stars
A great little article about how our long-time friends over at Microsoft are cleaning up in the cloud space. Personally speaking, this is especially gratifying, because when we …
Stop delegating. Start teaching.
Stop delegating. Start teaching. On the subject of teaching: Teaching, of course, is how knowledge is transmitted from one person to another, one generation to another. …
How Love is the Path to Excellence
When you love what you do, the world can tell. The world wants to hear more. The world wants to open doors for you. The …
The importance of mindset and the search for meaning
Our approach to human-centered change often focuses on mindset. Our mindsets drive our behaviors, and our behaviors are what deliver organizational outcomes. If we design …
From notoriously entrenched to more productive
It’s 2018, and suddenly A.I. is a *thing*. But what does that mean for you and me, in real terms? Where’s the actual value? Of …
The Michelangelo Phenomenon
There are two ways to make a classical sculpture: call them “Addition” and “Subtraction”. “Addition” is like Rodin: You start with lump of clay, and …
Don’t forget to enjoy the ride!
A young man once asked me, what is more important, art or money? He was trying to decide what path to take with his career- …
Are you brave enough to let go?
I notice a lot of people people my age (middle age) having to start again, and often it isn’t because they wanted to. The man …
The life of your mind
That was the thing. I was living in a big city, having a pretty good time of it (and least it looked that way, from …
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