Why you should care about #FactCheckIt
In 2017, April 2 became International Fact-Checking Day. It’s now an annual event, sponsored by the International Fact-Checking Network along with fact-checking organizations around the globe. After hearing that factoid yesterday – April 1, 2018 – while listening to...
How to reenergize and revitalize yourself when you hit the wall
Thinking about trying to meditate? You don't have to master it or a new behavior immediately; however, you do want to feel that your initial efforts are paying off. That will help you stick with the new behavior and build a habit that you will sustain over time. For...
3 powerful practices to use from the #NeverAgain movement
If you’re paying attention to the #NeverAgain movement, you’re observing history in the making. You also should be able to learn and apply at least three powerful practices from these savvy students about making change happen. As background, within hours of a gunman...
How to make a positive impact on peers with HAPAAA
“People like me” are often those we trust the most, especially around work issues. Peers share similar experiences and can relate to what we’re doing. And they also often have different perspectives, based on their backgrounds, their skills, and other events that have...
Why you need conversations to help you learn
My colleagues in Charleston where I now live often ask me to join them at PechaKucha, DISRUPTHR, and similar style of events. They also suggest I speak at them too. Each time, I respectfully decline, explaining that I’m so over this style, especially since it’s the...
How to role model humility in the smart machine age
Gardening is a better metaphor than chess for effective leadership in today’s environment, according to General Stanley McChrystal, the retired four-star U.S. Army General. In his book Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, General McChrystal...
How to weave a web to improve your agility
Human connections with people who are different from you can prompt you to start thinking differently. How do you make those connections to improve your thinking and working agility? Check out this post, How to weave a web to improve your agility, published by...
Why some privileged males deserve to be in the doghouse
Welcome to the Chinese Year of the Earth Dog! Earth dogs are communicative, serious, and responsible, especially around work. However, some alpha males, especially the human kind, seem to take their responsibilities and powerful positions so seriously that they...
Why you need to pay attention to “when”
“I used to believe that timing was everything. Now I believe that everything is timing,” Daniel Pink writes poignantly at the end of his new bestseller, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. In his engaging, easy-to-read, evidence-based book, Dan shares what...
