Did you hear that The International Astronomical Union (IAU) declared Pluto a non-planet? They coined a new planet type, the "plutoid." That means, our solar system is now 8 planets…
Last week, I posted a blog, "I am Honored to be a Washington Business Journal Guest Columnist for 2008." A week later, my first article about the power of story,…
Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldmsith wrote an article recently in the journal, OD Practitioner, that chronicled their work in a school system that was riddled with conflict. It was a…
Many organizations get seriously tripped up trying to change things. This happens so much that there is now a field of “change management.” That always struck me as absurd, because…
picture of poster hanging in Craig's office Thank You Mr. Lincoln For Your Lesson in Perseverance He failed in business in ‘31 He was defeated for state legislature in ‘32…
John P. Kotter, a renowned expert on leadership at the Harvard Business School (mini bio below), recently wrote a piece in Forbes called “The Power Of Stories.” A quick read…
Strengthen your communication and eliminate the Big - Bad - "But." You know how much I dislike the word "but." I've gotten into arguments with professors and lexicologists alike, who…
ABC News Article author Eric Noe writes, “A new study on women in the workplace finds that people are likely to feel negatively toward a provocatively dressed businesswoman in a…
How do you ensure that you stand out from the competition? Simplify your words, concepts, phrases, diagrams, everything! Americans especially, have such short attention spans--verrryyy short. We are bombarded with…