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Thought(ful) Leader Series: Founder of Box of Crayons and Author Michael Bungay Stanier

Thought(ful) Leader Series: Founder of Box of Crayons and Author Michael Bungay Stanier

I have asked leaders in different fields whom I respect their views on leadership today and what conversations they think we need to be having. If you find something valuable here, please share this post and leave your comment or question. Wit, versatility, warmth – these traits can put a team, audience, or enemy at…

Thought(ful) Leader Series: Psychotherapist and Leadership Mentor Blair Glaser

Thought(ful) Leader Series: Psychotherapist and Leadership Mentor Blair Glaser

I have asked leaders in different fields whom I respect their views on leadership today and what conversations they think we need to be having. If you find something valuable here, please share this post and leave your comment or question. Today’s thoughtful leader is Blair Glaser, a leadership mentor and psychotherapist whose clients have ranged…

Thought(ful) Leader Series: Thin Difference Founder Jon Mertz

Thought(ful) Leader Series: Thin Difference Founder Jon Mertz

The Thoughtful Leader Series “The principles [of true character] are fitted together into what we call…the integrated self, wherein personal decisions feel good and true. Character in turn is the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others.” – E.O. Wilson 86% of respondents to a recent World Economic Forum’s Global…

The Heroine’s Journey & The Business Artist
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The Heroine’s Journey & The Business Artist

Note: Saundra Goldman is a smart, quietly powerful mentor and leader. She has been leading a conversation for a few years at Creative Mix where she helps women connect the dots of their creative lives and step up with work that speaks to their deepest calling. Saundra has been taking stock of what the heroine’s journey entails. What…

Imagine Your Future To Be Wholly Present
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Imagine Your Future To Be Wholly Present

Creativity is a revived currency in business. The New York Times Magazine ran a full feature on the burgeoning field of us creativity consultants and idea leaders. Advances in technology have automated numerous jobs and made follow-instructions-and-gather-information managers almost obsolete. Yet what do we entrepreneurs, business owners, and business artists do when we make professional…

To Envision Your Best Year, Get Clear with Yourself
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To Envision Your Best Year, Get Clear with Yourself

Alison had published three books, delivered a talk at a renowned conference, and advanced her distinct brand enough to garner gigs around the world. So, what was the problem? “I’ve kind of run this thing to its end.  I’m ready for what’s next, but I don’t know what that is. And whenever I get an inkling,…

Intensity Not Relaxation Inspires Creative Courage
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Intensity Not Relaxation Inspires Creative Courage

“It was clear…that what kept [top performers in flow] motivated was the quality of experience they felt when they were involved with the activity. This feeling didn’t come when they were relaxing, when they were taking drugs or alcohol, or when they were consuming the expensive privileges of wealth. Rather, it often involved painful, risky,…

Ziggy Stardust & Business Owners: Different Rules?

Ziggy Stardust & Business Owners: Different Rules?

In 1972, the post-Beatles music scene felt dour, pompous, overly earnest. Then, came Ziggy. Ziggy was a fictional character borne of David Bowie’s imagination, biography, and possibly his encounters with another musician obsessed with UFOs. Bowie and his alter ego gifted the music scene with elaborate performance art, social poetry and commentary about the rock…