How to Write a Great Thank-You Note
Gratitude is an important thing to express and we say “thank you” in many different ways – we speak the words, we give gifts, we write emails and send cards. This article explains how to write a great thank you note. Written thank-yous are typically delivered with an...
A Basketball Haiku
Fall is basketball. Balls bouncing, sneakers squeaking. Be a great teammate. - A haiku about the start of basketball season that, I hope, inspires parents, coaches, and teachers to write poems about piano lessons, art classes, and soccer practices that have arrived....
Business Strategy, but make it Cycling
I recently finished Holocracy by Brian J. Robertson and one of the metaphors he uses in the book is that business strategy should be like riding a bicycle. Good strategies adapt and adjust based on member and community needs, kinda like how we adjust balance and speed...
How Language Creates and Erodes Interdependence
I agree with Batman that our actions matter more than who we are underneath because actions reveal our true character. I also notice how much language influences who leaders are and what we stand for. I notice this the most in the world of work, where I aspire to...
A Carbonara Haiku
All the carbonara. Hosting, connecting, friendship. Fueling the cycling. - A haiku the underscores how sharing good food with good friends builds healthy and connected communities that are sustainable for the long term
The Egg Drop is Perfect Performance Evaluation
A few weeks ago I attended the Egg Drop Challenge at my sons' school. Kids, teachers, and parents cheered as creations were tossed from the roof and all of us analyzed the result of the experiment. The experience was transparent, supportive, and easily measurable....
Work Like Nikola Jokić Plays Basketball
Nikola Jokić is a two time National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP). He loves passing the ball almost as much as he loves horses. In fact, Jokić is probably the best passing big man of all time, one of the most efficient and accurate scorers of...
How the Economics of Friendship Shape Work and Life
Friendship is a fundamental and universal human need. This form of social connection cultivates mutual affection, trust, interdependence, and joy. According to one of modern social science’s longest ongoing studies, the social connections of friendship enrich and even...
A Father Son Nature Haiku
"The Mango Tree" So many mangos. In the wind it waves hello to the mountains below. - A haiku co-created by my youngest son and I (we went on to write, like, seven more haikus and all I can say is that writing poetry with kids is pretty fun and I highly recommend it...
12 Things that Make Co-operative Leaders Different
Co-operatives are democratic, highly adaptable and very resilient. In my opinion, the world needs more co-opetition from its leaders – when we compete to make society better then we’re all winning. Leading as a member of a co-operative requires different thoughts and...
An Accountability Haiku
(To) Be accountable. Culture of failing, learning. Growth, not punishment. - A haiku about how communities - companies, schools, families - cannot have a culture of accountability without first fostering a culture of learning (because if every mistake is met with...
Your Wellbeing Battery, Emoji, or Number
We start every day with a certain amount of willpower (or energy or vitality), which we can use to make a consistent commitment to our health and wellbeing. We can also use willpower to cultivate safe, helpful, diverse, energizing, reciprocal, compassionate, and...
Three Ways to Rebalance Power in Meetings
Meetings are a necessary evil in most workplaces. Even though meetings are supposed to enable information sharing, facilitate decision making, and foster meaningful connections, we probably feel the soul-destroying experience of poorly managed meetings at least once a...