I know that things have always been busy - we just keep replacing one habit or tool for another. That said, I find the volume of information online daunting to keep up with (even just my little sphere of it).

This shows up in several ways. I am behind in reading and reviewing books that I said I would read and review. I have not been posting to my blogs very often and this site has been basically ignored. I recently had to switch my aggregator from NetNewsWire to Google and I hate the Google re… Continue

I love this blog post by Mike Figliuolo over at Thought Leaders.

Here's an excerpt:


"6. You never relax. You walk around like you have a potato chip wedged between your butt cheeks and you're trying not to break it. When you're uptight all the time, it makes them uptight. Negative or stressful energy transfers to others. The fix: laugh, get a remote controlled car or tricycle t… Continue

Yesterday I posted "10 Surefire Ways to Impress Your Boss (and get what you want)" on my blog - are these the behaviors that impress you as a leader? I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks, and have a great week!

I attended a book discussion today with two groups in the Greater Cincinnati ASTD: the Learning Leaders and Consultants groups, meeting jointly. We were discussing the book Influencer by Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan and Switzler. I was intrigued by the discussion of motivation versus behavior as a way into teaching and coaching.

From my background as a manager, I'm sensitive to the argument that we must stop trying to interpret people's motives, and instead… Continue

Creating or performing art can be a powerful way to develop leadership skills. It can also be a flavour-of-the-month technique that is used as a novelty with little understanding of how it may benefit individuals.

Writing in the Academy of Management Learning & Education, Steven S. Taylor (Worcester Polytechnic) and Donna Ladkin (Cranfield U) offer a model of four unique processes underpinning arts-based management development methods.

Skills transfer: development of artistic skills… Continue