Thought For The Week

Leadership isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about having the courage to ask the difficult questions. What questions are you being challenged to ask this week? 
Leader? Artist? Why Yes, Yes You Are!

Leader? Artist? Why Yes, Yes You Are!

Have you ever noticed that if you put art supplies in front of kids, they’ll make art? They rarely, if ever, stop to wonder whether or not they can, or whether or not they consider themselves an “artist,” and by not doubting their artistry, they are able...

Thought For The Week: Fail Forward Faster!

Mistakes are inevitable, 100% unavoidable (unless you bury yourself in a hole and do absolutely nothing, which, ironically, I would also consider a mistake), and completely desirable.  Mistakes don’t illuminate our weaknesses, they clear the path to our...

Thought For The Week: Hollywood Advice

Do you know that saying among performance artists that goes: There are no small parts. Only small actors. Do you know what that actually means? Apparently I didn’t. I assumed that it meant some actors are physically smaller than others, but an actor friend of...
Eating My Own Dog Food: A Thought on Irony

Eating My Own Dog Food: A Thought on Irony

Sometimes, the hardest thing we have to do is follow our own advice. Live our own teachings. Or, as a past colleague used to say: “Eat our own dog food.” You may recall my blog post a few weeks ago about how important and valuable it is as a leader to...