We were at the dinner table the other night and my husband tossed out a word that was new to me: twitterpated. He assured me it was a real word and made reference to the Disney movie “Bambi“. I thought he was mocking my Twitter use, so I looked it up. Sure enough, the online…
The 3 P’s of Trying New Things
This weekend marked yet another milestone in what has unwittingly turned out to be the “Year of Trying New Things” for me. The tough economy (and we’ve had it pretty rough here in Michigan) has had an interesting effect—it’s pushed me to try new things. Rather than hunker down and try “business as usual”, I’ve…
Does Your Attitude Need a Surgeon General’s Warning?
How to prepare for the coming recovery by turning caution into action By Guest Blogger Dave Schrader As the recession wears on, I’ve begun seeing a pattern in some clients that may cost them dearly in the near future: fear and caution are silently working their way deep into the organization’s psyche. And those…
The Unlikely Leader
Lessons from a Teenaged Underachiever On his Lead Change Group blog, Mike Henry Sr. ruminated on the circumstances under which it would be OK to tell a “white lie” at the office. He posed the question “If no one knows you lied, are you a truthful person?” That question sparked a memory of a leadership lesson…
When Did I Become a Dude?
I was sitting in a meeting with a VP of Technology the other day, preparing to meet with her company’s president. She watched me pull out my paper calendar and exclaimed, “Dude! You have got to get a BlackBerry!” Now, this person is in her 40’s so she’s a Gen X-er. So this wasn’t a…