Personal Development

The folks at BoxofCrayons.net have put together a short video reminder to inject fun and purpose into your work and life.
Click here to watch the video.
A continuation of the “do great work theme” that Box of Crayons promotes, this little video is a fun prompt to remember to :

Get Focused
Be Creative
Use Your Wisdom
Take Action

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s contributions to the business of work discourse are usually good, but the March 1, 2010 post on the Harvard Business Review site (www.hbr.org) was exceptionally relevant and inspiring.  Her focus was on “Getting Americans Back to Work.”
Small and Do-able Ideas
Great, lots of people are writing about that topic with big ideas and [...]

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It was hard to find much to cheer about in 2009. People and institutions seemed to let us down on a regular basis. Rather than place blame, let’s figure out what we can do to make 2010 a better year than the one we just left.
Get better. Get better at making promises, keeping promises and [...]

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Gail Fritz, a writer friend of mine recently shared the following essay with me.  I was struck by the possibilities of the exercise she describes for both the individuals and the organizations with which I work.  When a company or nonprofit is trying to articulate its vision, one of the most difficult things is to [...]

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