Leadership and Human Capacity

Paine's Creek Sept 6

I am spending an interesting and provocative week in a seminar led by Margaret (Meg) Wheatley. She is the author of Leadership and the New Science, a book that I refer to again and again in my own work. It looks at what our increasing understanding of the natural world through complexity theory, … [Read more...]

An Uplifting Flash Mob Greeting

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While I am still not sure whether it is good or bad that T-Mobile has latched onto flash mobbing, I still love it and would welcome this kind of greeting next time I come home after a long flight. … [Read more...]

Tune in and Ride

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I'm not generally a fan of bike riders with the distraction of MP3 players but this ride seems like a great idea: a whole group listening to the same soundtrack and getting into the groove. If you can get an area free of cars, I say tune in and pedal on. The ride is organized by JoyRide and the ride … [Read more...]

Random Wisdom

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It's hard to know where one will find a bit of wisdom. I was cruising the site www.twitterbackgroundsgallery.com looking for visual inspiraton today and one of my searches turned up a page with the following tweet that I thought just wonderful: "The human spirit needs places where nature has not … [Read more...]

Happy 100th, Johnny Mercer

As a writer, I've always been a fan of the Great American Songbook. The lyrics are simply amazing: so beautifully worked, alternately passionate and playful, clever and crafted. Johnny Mercer is among the most prolific and inspired of the contributors to this canon. On what would have been his … [Read more...]