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Month: November 2023

The Unintentional Walking Boot Opening Listening Experiment

A little over a month ago, I partially tore my Achilles tendon and fully tore my calf muscle playing soccer. For nearly five weeks I have been conducting something called the unintentional walking boot open listening experiment. Let me explain….

A Recovery Haiku

Recovering slow. Torn Achilles in a boot. Having perspective. – A haiku about what it takes to be resilient when, well, we’re getting older and the body breaks down…

Five Professional Lessons from Captain America: Civil War

Last Friday night Kurt and I saw Captain America: Civil War. The summer’s hottest movie taught us a lot about international diplomacy, teamwork, spandex, friendship, and ourselves, too. Here are five professional lessons from Captain America: Civil War that you can…

Three Ways to use the Waysfinder Model for Career Development

The Waysfinder Model provides a simple and flexible way to navigate worklife complexity. Its founder, Sonja Blignaut, suggests that the model expects multiple ideas or products to be simultaneously and collaboratively attempted based on the potentialities from each starting point….

A Failure Haiku

Feeling like failure. Learning happens everywhere. Failing is learning. – This is a Failure – or a failing is learning – Haiku because it’s been a tough month and I’ve learned a lot (humans always do!)