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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Everyone needs a break now and then.
Even me. Even you.
A real break.
Completely out of touch.
Or, per Lucy Kellaway, Memo: don't look at messages on holiday.
Last posting I had just returned to Birchrunville from a few days in Chile. When you received the missive I was already traveling again although just driving to Washington DC for a 2 day visit. I'm pleased to report that as you read this I am in the middle of a...