Month: May 2025

Are you done yet? Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! I’m celebrating, passing important mileposts on projects I’ve been working on. It’s okay to celebrate mileposts. But don’t get them…

Where is your water cooler? We need more water coolers and coffee stations and copying machines. We need more accidental, amazing encounters. Embrace serendipity. Allow unexpected momentum to carry you. In our rush to optimize…

How do you handle the reality of the moment? One more melodic note as we celebrate the recent (May 26) birthday of musical genius Miles Davis: trumpeter, composer, and band leader. Let me tell you…

Do you have a “safe zone”? Last week we talked about how your safe zone sits right outside of your comfort zone. When you willing… brave enough… to step outside of your comfort zone, you…

Do you appreciate your team taking risks? Let’s celebrate the birth of a genius this week. I’m talking about Miles Davis, legendary trumpeter, composer, and band leader, born on May 26, 1926. Let me tell…

Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? In these crazy times, all I can hope for, for myself and for you: Be brave. As…

What’s the real measure of effective communication? After nearly 20 years at Dominican University and over 30 years of teaching marketing, I still read every single course evaluation. This past semester, one comment caught my…

Are you trapped by the illusion of progress? Your comfort zone covers what you do every day. What you’re good at. What makes you comfortable. Like a merry-go-round, you’re moving around but not necessarily moving…

How do you make your comfort zone bigger? Yesterday, I wrote about your comfort zone and teased the idea of the two crescents. As I hope you’ve realized by now, you can still be safe…

How do you define your comfort zone? Your comfort zone: You know that phrase, we hear it all the time, usually preceded by “you’ve got to step out of…”. And what does that mean? I’d…