I’m constantly astounded at the timing of events in my life. Maybe it was always like this, but I never took the time to notice it. Now that I’m getting older, timing of certain events seems much more evident to me. I just returned from working with one of our clients in the Wall Street…
It’s nice to know that an organization has a sense of humor … especially when it’s a segment of an industry that’s currently taking a beating for more reasons than we care to list here. I’m talking about Qantas Airlines, known by many as The Flying Kangaroo, which is the national airline of Australia. The…
The purpose of this series of articles on thinking out-of-the-box is to continually point out the numerous examples of creative thinking that we can find in our daily environment. I find something every day that reminds me that there’s no limit to the creative solutions we, as a nation, can produce to solve problems, overcome…
I recently lost an old friend. In fact, he was more than an old friend. He was a mentor, guide, teacher, adviser, coach, leader, advocate, educator and, to many, a legend. I don’t think much about those other roles he played … even though he executed each with a professionalism none other could duplicate. I still…
I must admit that I sometimes go overboard in sharing the latest example of innovation as part of our creativity seminars, keynote presentations, and even in this particular portion of our blog. I know this to be a fact simply by listening to the feedback I get during program discussions. Since we highlight underwater cities,…
I think I’ve finally discovered something that everyone, regardless of age, race, religion, or political affiliation, can agree on. Our world today is moving at a maddening pace that compromises our efforts and ability to enjoy it for what it is … and it doesn’t look as though there are any major changes in sight. I…
Since the initial introduction of our blog, the “Generational Gems for Future Leaders” category has been a reader favorite. We created this feature with the hope and purpose of making certain future generations have access to the wonderful lessons, anecdotes, allegories, parables, and narratives that we experienced and enjoyed over the decades. Anyone in business…
Every year, about this time, I make it a point to tune in to the Annual “ESPY” Awards. This entertaining ESPN sports awards event has been a television mainstay since 1993. The name was created to represent Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly, and the production itself easily rivals that of the Oscars, Emmys, Grammy’s, or…
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear as we once again provide unique examples from current life situations to prove that creativity and out-of-the-box thinking can be discovered anywhere at anytime if you’ll simply take a moment to look around you. Can you remember the days when you were very young and…