Innovation at the top and the bottom
December 8, 2021
I have been revisiting recently one of my favorite subjects, innovation. Two abiding challenges stand out for me when it comes to harnessing the power of fresh approaches.
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Learning…at rest or in motion?
November 24, 2021
But first a revisit to my blog entry of October 216 titled Issue Forth. It included examples of how trite the words selected for highlighting in articles boxes can be.
NO, BUT, and HOWEVER
November 3, 2021
Marshall Goldsmith is one of the greatest consultants to organizations of all time. His book Triggers reminds us that much of behavior is triggered by
Issue Forth
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Do you sometimes read an issue of a favorite publication and find yourself picking up on snippets you see as valuable? And do you forget
Simplifying Success
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Less is more often the short stick when it comes to aspiration and activity but the trump card when it comes to impact. Studies repeatedly
Alignment, Plans, and Priorities are Not Results
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Alignment, Plans, and Priorities are Not Results After a break for moving from Florida to the Adirondacks for summer and fall, I am back with
Ships in the Harbor
August 9, 2021
I asked participants in my current Results Leaders course to read something — a book snipped, an article, or a quote — and tell me
The program vs. the product
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Last week, I wrote about how nonprofits seeking contributions might learn from the prospectus format that businesses use to attract financial investment. Here is another
Two Ways to Get Money: The Proposal and the Prospectus
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Two Ways to Get Money: The Proposal and the Prospectus I just read a prospectus seeking financial investment in a company. It prompted me to
Simplicity in Words
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My last post approached simplicity from a perspective of painting. This week, the Wednesday Whimsey looks at another form of brevity—of word counts. It is
How to Build Simplicity
April 21, 2021
I finished participating in a webinar this morning and my head is dizzy with its words. They appeared on the PowerPoint of a presentation brim-full
Results for Meetings
April 14, 2021
I am now completing a small book on result-driven meetings. It builds on work my colleague, Robyn Faucy-Washington, and I are doing with Manatee County,
