THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
What we're reading & what we think about it
Nightmare at the Office: Budget Time
By Margaret Jungels Halloween’s upon us, but it’s not just ghosts, ghouls, and goblins that are keeping us up at night. Even without Covid-19, these recent months of wildfires, social unrest, politics, hurricanes, and murder hornets are enough to push even the most...
How flexible has Covid-19 made you?
It might seem obvious to speak about three women upon whom I am dependent for my body not seizing up on me from sitting for seven months—but it is not THAT stretching I am referring to. One of the best business books I picked up in a long time is Stretch - Unlock the...
You are braver than you believe
… smarter than you think. - A. A. Milne But perhaps only if you work in the right environment? It is an environment in which the best leaders are going to foster, sustain, and reward innovation. Yet easier said than done for leaders for whom this is...
And now for something completely different …
The Larch No—but a laugh. And some humor. And why should that be so completely different at work? A recent article in The Economist focused on the importance of humor in the office. Your first response: What is funny right now? and No one is IN the...
And now back to our regularly scheduled program(ming)
It’s mid-September, when people should be getting: Back from vacationsBack to schoolBack to work Except Vacations? Very few people took those, certainly not the ones they had anticipatedThe whole school...
It wasn’t all hot air
A deflated basketball sat on Coach’s desk to remind every player that basketball glory could be fleeting; they were one injury away from having to pivot from the sport. If they had nothing else, then what? When I started college, I couldn’t have imagined that...
