Dip or Cul-de-Sac?
This is my favorite guy in the whole wide world…my son Zach. This is Zach on day 24 of a 50 day wilderness quest, a quest where he's turning a cul-de-sac into a dip and pushing through the valleys out in the desert in Arizona with a backpack living on the land. We've all […]
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What if YOU are the bailout…Solutionarism
What if you are the bailout? Solutionarism a way of being in the conceptual age, the new economy, the new world. Solutionarism is a word I coined after attending the Seattle Green Festival as I was wrestling with the solution to what ails our current economy, our world view. Solutionary has been used before but what if beyond […]
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5 Reasons Business and Tribes Die
flickr hall of fame -originally uploaded by Amsterdamned!. 5 reasons Business and Tribes Die #1. You are talking to the tribe; pushing product, service or the organization ON TO the tribe your working in an old paradigm (web 1.0/ push/pull marketing) The USWorldWibe web has morphed to web 3.0 which is all about dialog, a robust engagement of the entire […]
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What if leaders gave their tribe as much attention as the media gave Ty Lawson’s toe?
Leaders can learn from sports…they can learn from great coaches and maybe this March they can even learn from the media! I'm a forty six year old woman and even I know about Ty Lawson's toe…what does that tell you; that tells you- that this toe is in the middle of some toe appreciation…it also tells […]
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Online is the Culture: 1.4 Billion people online
Social Media Landscape, originally uploaded by fredcavazza. On line is culture. On line- now over 1.4 billion people Facebook has over 175 million users if it were a country it would be the 8th most populous in the world…Have you seen what facebook fan pages can do for business?# Myspace has over 125 million users.www.myspace.com […]
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Whose On Your Dream Team?
Dream Team 1991, originally uploaded by steviebreech. Teams Make Dreams Come True This 1991 Olympic Dream Team has all us basketball junkies salivating; just think of the talent here… Each player uniquely gifted adding abilities and expertise to the team. Together all united with one purpose, one vision- one mission; forget about the outcome right now. Think […]
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Want to be a hero? Here’s one to model…
Want to be a hero? Chad Lindsey is a modern day hero! I use to think to be a hero you needed to be Superwoman. Last week Chad Lindsey rescued a man who fell onto the train tracks and knocked himself unconscious, Chad rescued the man from an oncoming train. Now, that's a hero and […]
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Leadership: Asking; Listening: Can I talk to you; Do You Hear Me?
Can I talk to you?, originally uploaded by savtheplanet01. Asking Questions and Listening I've been working with leaders all week and then tonight after work I met a few friends at a new wine bar in town. As I was driving home I was thinking about the week and what hit me was the fact […]
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THE SIGN: Intuitive? Empathatic?
THE SIGN, originally uploaded by Joseph Ryan. Signs: How good are you at empathizing with the people all around you? The sign; how good are you at reading the signs around you? I love the photo of the little boy making glasses with his hands…I bet you know what his face say's? All day […]
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Pay It Forward: Want to Help?
PIF – Pay It Forward, originally uploaded by 36evi. Pay It Forward- will you join me in Paying it Forward http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn06FQbIRGU Although the movie has been out for years, it seems there's never been a better time to re-ignite the Pay It Forward Movement. Will you join me? There's no dues, clubs or any meetings, […]
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