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How Could You Not Take Anything Seriously?
I’ve been popular and unpopular successful and unsuccessful loved and loathed and I know how meaningless it all is. Therefore I feel free to take whatever risks I want. -Madonna YESTERDAY, I was meeting with a very talented client who is launching a writing career. I was […]
Swallowed or Catching the Wave of Change?
Join us, April 17 & 18 The Inspired Work Program (Los Angeles) The game of loving and being successful in one’s work has transformed from perhaps making one or two changes in one’s entire career to regular reinvention. In 1990, Inspired Work began a revolutionary journey that has […]
A Life Raft for Mid-Managers
In a recent Harvard Business School study, mid-managers emerged as the most disengaged of all workers. This isn’t a big surprise. Mid-managers are overworked, undervalued and are the most at-risk employees during lay-offs. Academics and business authors routinely suggest that we get rid of them. Mid-managers used to be the […]
This is Why Anyone can Change
In getting prepared for the publication of my new book, The Great Disengagement, I find most of the business world talking about change. The troublesome aspect of change is that many people either believe they cannot change. Or, they are so afraid of changing themselves they won’t take right action. […]
What Is An Engagement CEO?
If only 13% of the world’s workers are engaged, the probability is fairly high that many CEOs are not taking charge of their culture. While surveys and leadership development are valuable pieces of employee engagement, personal transformation is even more critical. Most employees are overwhelmed with the pace of change […]
America IS Great Again!
Why Our Country Needs a New Set of Glasses I am one of the original big boosters and cheerleaders for Los Angeles and here’s why: It isn’t the fact that right now, I look out at blue skies and the Pacific Ocean with Catalina Island catching the eye just before […]
How Passing Fads are Turning the World of Work Upside Down
An extensive recent study called Impacts of Future Technology at the Oxford Martin School indicates that over half of all jobs in the US will be eliminated due to technology within the next 20 years. For those of us who view change as a bad thing, it will be a bad […]
Is Jon Stewart the Greatest Boss in America?
What is the single most important information you need to know before you accept that job? The correct answer is, “Who is the boss?” Mediocre bosses ruin what is, on paper, an ideal job. On the other hand, a great boss can take even a modest beginning and spin your career […]
Hold Onto What You Have? Or, Go For It!
This morning I was wrapped up in conversation with a brilliant scientist who has devoted his life to bringing new forms of healing to the medical profession. I said, “Clearly, you are madly and deeply in love with your work!” He recounted that when his institution was established work felt […]
Why You Need to Become a Surfing Coach!
Happy New Year! For those of us who have learned how to adapt well to change, one of the most urgent ways we can serve others is to inspire and support them to change themselves. Lest this statement be interpreted as a little high concept, let’s take a look at the […]