What Were They Thinking?

There we all were, in our own kind of private space, standing around squashed between the pool tables being blasted by ridiculously loud music in a room at the end of a huge bar with the rest of the place mostly populated by 20 somethings dressed way down. A...

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Stay Fresh

We all have habits. Habits make many things easier. We manage to drive home from the office without much thought, automatically turning here and there as required. You have a favorite area or even seat in an auditorium that you automatically aim for upon entering. Watching a good bartender make...

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On Stage

A few days ago I spent half a day in front of a video camera. Three cameras to be exact. Behind the cameras were their operators, the script editor, the producer, and a few hangers on. An interviewer sat next to me to guide my stories down the right...

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Be Adorable

Yesterday someone called me adorable. During a business conversation. My immediate reaction was to be both quite pleased and taken aback. Quite pleased because it's always fun when a wonderful woman says such things to me. Taken aback because it was during a business meeting. Even more taken aback because...

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Smugglers

I have a friend who is supposed to be carrying innovation forward in a large corporation. As you read further you'll understand why I say "supposed to be." To quote her, "I can't let the Borg ship know I smuggle." Natalie Sweeney is an innovation genius stifled by the very leadership...

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Donor Don’ts

Last week I shared some Do's from a short paper called “Hard Truths about Fundraising from the Donor Perspective: Uncensored Advice on What Does and Does Not Work.” I mentioned they aren't too different than reaching out to anyone. Turns our the Don'ts are the same...good advice when reaching out...

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Donor Do’s

Some time ago someone sent me a short paper called "Hard Truths about Fundraising from the Donor Perspective: Uncensored Advice on What Does and Does Not Work." Unfortunately I printed it out so I could pencil some notes on it during a flight to Chile and find that I...

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It’s Not The Talk…It’s The Walk

So many people don't get it. It's not the talk, it's the walk. Again and again we see the consequences of bad walk after good talk. And yet, so many in leadership positions still don't get it. Most recently it was President Obama. He gave a strong, determined, serious press...

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