It’s not easy to do what I do, if you’re a peace builder—a negotiator, a lawyer, a social worker, an educator, or an executive director. It’s not easy to manage social profiles, blog regularly, connect with clients, fans, audience members, and event participants in ways that can grow your brand. Read more…
Here’s an update… I listen to a lot of podcasts. A LOT. One of the better ones out there for entrepreneurs, thougth leaders, and others that isn’t filled with Silicon Valley hype, or “unicorn” nonsense is the Stanford Entrepreneurial Podcast series. This podcast allows real entrepreneurs to advance their ideas, Read more…
On President’s Day, it’s useful to remember that meaning and mattering matter more now than ever before. This is reflected in the shift from important impersonal interactions at scale to important personal interactions between individuals. Meaning has always come from relationships and the community and family has always been the Read more…
68.5% of employees in American workplaces are either actively disengaged or not engaged with the work that they are doing at all. This is due to many issues and factors, including the absence of support from other people in doing the labor that matters most. Managers, supervisors, and business leaders, Read more…
The medium is not the message. Or so it is said. And if the most important thing is sending a message, what do you do when no one is using the same medium that you are, in order to hear the message, you want to send in the first place? Read more…
[Podcast] Earbud_U, Season Three, Episode #3 – Gianna Putrino, Fine Artist, Emerging Artist, Energetic Advocate of the Artistic Process [powerpress] As I’ve said before, I am driven by artists, the art making process, and the connection between getting paid and getting to do what you love. I go to art Read more…
There used to be a time when it used to be ok to be…just…well…OK…. That time has passed. We are now in an era where being “the best in the world” is not an unattainable goal. “The best in the world” doesn’t mean the best in the whole global world, Read more…
Competency is often confused with expertise. This is an issue common in management settings, where assumptions about people’s skills are often made in lieu of continued education and consistent means-testing against real world scenarios. Competency in creating resolutions to conflicts is rare. Expertise in creating conflicts and letting them grow Read more…
Is convenience going to be the downfall of self-sufficiency? Perhaps this question is getting a little old, but it warrants a great deal of conversation. The loudest dialogue in pop culture that I clearly remember, that touched on what is most likely to happen, was around the time of the Read more…
What I see I repeat. What I repeat I believe. What I believe I do. These three statements reveal the power of role modeling. Role modeling begins when leaders think of themselves as role models. A famous NBA player was exactly correct in the early 1990’s with his brash statement around role Read more…