How to Create Something New
To create something new, we must dream it then let it happen. Dreaming means answering completely the questions, “What do we want?” and “Why?” Letting …
How and Why to Get Coaching for Leaders
We leaders (with or without title) have some significant and often unmet needs. We need to know we are making good decisions. We want to …
Flow
Author Michael Pollan describes so well how most of us feel about tasks, goals, and getting stuff done. He says, “My native tense is the …
To Galvanize and Sustain Real Change, Tell a Story
Facts, pleas, excitement, data, anger, politics, fear, outrage, logic. These are just some of the tools we use to influence others, to create change. They …
Serendipity
When you raise your buzz, new tools and solutions–ones you couldn’t see or wouldn’t appreciate at a lower buzz–become available. One of those tools is …
When You Need The Impossible
“Impossible.” “That won’t work.” “I’m not that lucky.” “I’m not that smart.” “You can’t change things.” “It always happens this way.” “It’s never worked out …
Due Dates Can Be Killing Our Effectiveness
So that we don’t let a task to fall off of our radar, we mark it with a date. We read an email or look at …
Tension, Impending Doom, and Success
Finding success can seem a struggle because most of us carry around a coiled tension within. Afraid or unsure of what’s coming, we tense up …
When Tempted To Bemoan The State of Affairs
An astute reader pointed out, “Sometimes we have to raise our own buzz in order to be able to raise other people’s buzz.” So true. …
Addicted to “How”?
We have somehow come to believe that we must vigilantly think about how all manner of things will unfold. We imagine that bad things will …