Isaac Cruikshank [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Have you even been in one of those meetings where you are discussing the same problem that has been discussed every few months for the past year? You know the feeling. You look at the agenda and you think Oh, for crying out loud. Is this still an…
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Opening the Johari Window
The?Johari Window (pronounced Joe Harry) was created by psychologists?Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955 as a?tool to help individuals, teams and organizations become more self aware. The idea is that by?using?the model you would?gain a better understanding of yourself, how others saw you and that process could help improve relationships. ?This model, or tool,…
How to Plan your Next Blog Post
This is one of the best and clearest infographics on the writing process I’ve seen. Thanks Visually and Ann Handley! Enjoy! by taniacreative.
Leadership is all about that Bass, No Treble
Since hearing Meghan Trainor’s – @Meghan_Trainor – multi-platinum single “All About That Bass” I haven’t been able to get it’s catchy lyrics and melody out of my head. At first listen it a song about body image. In researching the lyrics I found that the original inspiration was about the musical bass line which supports the…
How to Set Goals
One of the areas that seems to be most challenging to people, groups, and organizations is finding and using an effective goal setting process. The graphic above is the process used by in-the-know businesses and interestingly enough, by educators and professional athletes. It’s a journey The best way to think of the entire goals setting…
Changing Habits
Ok, I admit it. I just got back from my local Safeway with a plastic grocery bag full of bread that was on sale and a disposable starbucks cup full of dark roast goodness. I did this despite all my good intentions and having literally dozens of reusable grocery bags kicking around and a half…