The human side of business
It’s hard to fully be yourself in any meaningful relationship when you have to be too careful – when there is even the slightest sensation of eggshells underfoot. Filtering oneself, whatever the degree, is not without cost. What I have noticed though is that eggshells are hard to spot in certain relationships. Crisis has a way of pointing out what…
Franklin Park Theater, "Rashomon" 1950, Boston, 2015A, Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Great ideas are tempted by empty stages.
When we hear the popularized term “holding space,” more often than not, it relates to something in the metaphysical sphere. But lately, when I apply the principle more literally, it offers interesting relevance in the real world. It’s especially true when conditions need to change, or the shape of something seems to be asking to evolve into its next incarnation,…
January can often usher in a commitment to do it different or better, even to take on more, but with this drive often comes a dash of existential angst. And, if you happen to experience the winter months in extra cold weather, it can further deepen the crevasse between what you want and what you have, causing you (I mean…
Hello Friends, So here we are, nine days into 2018. I wonder how each of you cross this annual threshold. Do you have a ritual? A way to close one year…or open the next? I like to look back on the past year and see where I can connect the dots. Were there any patterns? Was there a set point?…
In work and life, when we think of limitations, we tend to think of them as a bad thing. At the same time, constraints also serve a purpose – and can be the impetus for actually getting something done. More often than not, creative types appreciate knowing what’s not possible, so they can create within known parameters. Just as kids…
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Will this boy, Penelope, have a say?
A long one today, friends. Stay with me. I’m worried about… “The future is female.” We saw this on handmade signs, bumper stickers and in many of the optics surrounding the women’s march and post-election speech. Now, it’s grown into an active hashtag across social media, whenever anyone wants to promote a women’s issue/business/perspective or vibe. It has become shorthand…
