The Four Revolutions of a Leader:
Don’t make resolutions. Make revolutions. As you head into a bright shining New Year, you could do well to spend some time making resolutions. You could write a list of things you feel you ought [...]
December 2012
Jogging Your Memory: Can Exercise Make You Smarter?
Gretchen Reynolds in The New York Times offers a compelling look at the science behind the theory that exercise makes us smarter and finds that it's not only true today but may be part of [...]
The Prepared Mind and the Hooligan Mind
One day in the 1990’s, a group of psychologists from a Dutch university decided to go to a soccer match. The match attracted quite a crowd and they were forced to park a mile away [...]
What’s a Dog For? Maria Popova on John Homans
(Photo from the book) If you don't know about Maria Popova, you should. Her site, Brain Pickings, is filled with great writing on art, literature, design and ideas, a great place to go to make [...]
Building a Culture of Transparency
When I talk about companies that are "branded to the bone" I mean companies that are true at every touchpoint, where the things leadership says are as true at the front door of the building [...]
The Super Relaxed and Happy Zen of Bill Murray
I'm starting to collect Bill Murray interviews the way some people collect baseball memorabilia or polished gemstones. In a great interview with Dave Itzkoff of the New York Times, Murray was running late so he [...]