Reinventing Yourself One Story at a Time

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what…

Wanting to Be Someone Else Is a Waste of the Person You Are

We rode into the small town of Lincoln, New Hampshire and stopped…

You Don't Suck. Give Yourself Compassion.

We're never good enough, smart enough, thin enough. Pharmaceuticals…

In Defense of Troublemakers

Let's play free association. If I say "blue", what do you think…

How Do You Create Something Special?

Almost anything I have ever created, built, designed or written…

The Astonishing Ignorance, and Brilliance, of Henry Ford

Henry Ford is heralded today as a technological genius, a brilliant…

The Problem with Stereotypes

“A single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with…

Change the Task, Not the Person

Ask yourself. Does our company only hire the best and the brightest?…

Who Does Not Move Forward, Recedes

I spent this past weekend visiting with dear college friends,…

Learning is Interactive, Not Consumptive

We have a new puppy. The kids named him Wallace, although he…

You Can't Control People. But You Can Control the Environment

This may surprise you, but prior to the early 1970s the word…

Your Focus Needs More Focus

You are trying to finish a project. It requires time and care.…

How to Trigger a Great Day

Whatever you love to do, aspire to be, or dream of creating,…

Break the Cycle of Loneliness at Work

Do you ever feel like you don't really connect with anyone at…

How High Performers Think Differently About Stress

Talking in front of lots of people can be stressful, but it doesn't…

When Cultures Start to Drift from Values

Diane Vaughan is a social scientist who coined the term “normalization…

Innovate How You Innovate. Reward Creative Deviance.

HCL Technologies is a big company, with 117,000 employees and…

You Are Not Your Current Project. Move on. Stay Curious.

Our poor dog. Penny found a bone out on her morning walk. Perhaps…

You Don't Want What You Think You Want

It's a straightforward question, "What do you want?" And depending…

The Hardest Part is Starting

Last summer a couple friends and I took our teenage kids and…