Using Metrics to Clarify
I have a love/hate relationship with measurement. On one level, I can be frustrated by people who demand we measure everything, as if numbers proved the "truth." Many of the things that are the very most important in lif ...
The Feeling of Failure
In Humanize, we talk a lot about courage. Courage is one of the four human elements--arguably the hardest one for organizations to master. Fear has long been at the root of organizational dysfunction. We are arguing that ...
Race and Politics
I was having a good week this week. After some busy travel weeks, I was back in the office getting stuff done. Writing some good blog posts. Facilitating conversations. Mapping out future crazy travel weeks. The usual. T ...
Getting Serious About Collaboration
Collaboration is a bit of a buzzword these days. It is often that magic result we seek as we adopt a new technology solution or try to get employees to play nicely together in the sandbox. It's a feel-good word. We all l ...
Bringing Innovation to Life
That's the title from a panel session I helped deliver at the Great Ideas Conference last week. The description from the brochure: People make innovation happen. Ok, but how do they do it? Join us to learn tips and techn ...
The Down-Side of Great Ideas
So I am back from what might be my 11th or 12th Great Ideas conference (I've been to them all, back to the GWSAE days, but I've lost count), and as usual I had a great time. I enjoyed delivering both the deep dive on Hum ...
The Future of Leadership
Sorry to break this to you, but the future of leadership is not about you. That's the title of a guest post I did this week over on the blog of Shawn Murphy and Ted Coine, two outstanding thought leaders in the leadersh ...
A New Blog to Follow: metacool
I just stumbled on Diego Rodriguez's blog (hat tip to Bob Sutton) called metacool. Diego is a partner at IDEO and his blog is a must read for incorporating design thinking into what you do (according to Fast Company, any ...
Deep Dive on Humanize
Next week is ASAE's Great Ideas Conference, and Maddie and I are doing a "deep dive" session on Humanize on Sunday afternoon (after the opening General Session). A "deep dive" is a three-hour session, and I'm glad ASAE h ...
The (Questionable) Value of Being the Authority
So I know this is going to come as a huge shock to everyone, but Encyclopedia Britannica is going out of print. Yes. They're going to stick with their online encyclopedia and a set of educational curricula (which actua ...