“In problem solving a tough strategic issue, the key is to understand the problem fully and to then interpret different ideas for solving it. No one knows how everything works, …
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Gratitude
Last week, someone we knew of from our church died in an unexpected car accident. Then, a friend’s daughter whom I never met but heard so much of from her …
What Good is Play at Work?
When Jill Vialet — a social entrepreneur and founder of Playworks – talks to me about play, I usually scoff. Not because I don’t believe in her mission – which …
And The Winner is…..
As the envelope was being ripped into, I was staring at the table linen and preparing to applaud one of the others who had been short-listed for the Thinkers50 Award …
On Being Seen
Now I share this talk and the personally-awkward story within it because I think it points to a real truth about where new ideas come from. The Answer is You. …
What Fortune’s Most Power Women Have to Say On Culture
Last week, Fortune held a “Most Powerful Women” MPW summit with about 400 people in attendance. Going to a conference like this is such a privilege because you get a …
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It’s Alive
A while ago, my website kept failing. The song “london bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down” used to play in my head. Some of you have sent late-night …
Unanswered Questions to Ponder
The front yard roses may still bloom but, these days, they are covered in frost. Summer bloomed with such intensity that I was sure loads would get crossed-off the list. …
On Twitter Board Fiasco & The Time Op-Ed
Don’t tell my agent and people who expect me to be doing work on stuff I have due to them, but I read all 800 pages of Twitter’s S1. I …
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