The most important jobs, people shouldn’t see
I LOVED the film #suzume. Privileged to attend a private screening, every person in the fell in love with director Makoto Shinkai. He said so many wise and endearing things in his hour on stage. But it was when he made this statement that I became enraptured: "The...
The Power of Tacit Learning
At a recent #pgalum event, "Meeting the Moment" in D.C., my former CEO AG Lafley talked about the power of tacit learning. Zoom is great, sometimes. AG led with how tacit learning can be difficult on zoom. That's because we need time to mull things over, chew on...
The DEAL loses the ability to LEAD.
I recently read this concept shared by Bob Burg: if you become overly inflated or think of yourself as a big deal, you lose the capacity to positively influence those around you. Instead of fixing on yourself as "the leader", Burg suggests that leaders reframe their...
The Chinese Word for “Creativity”
I used to frequently write #WorkplaceChinese posts, dissecting Chinese phrases to unearth multidimensional meanings. They've slowed down but recently, someone asked me to post about the Chinese word for "Creativity." Great question, Jozef! The Chinese phrase for...
Stop with the Brutal Honesty.
I grew up in corporate hearing this phrase, and it was generally seen as a good thing. That's because Brutal Honesty signaled that someone was being candid, direct, helpful. However, I don’t thinks this is accurate; by definition, anything brutal isn’t helpful, it’s...
3 things we can learn from water
Having moved to Los Angeles, I now find myself walking along gorgeous beaches, staring reflectively into blue-green ocean as the dogs scamper in the sand. The sound... the smells... the warm gritty sand and the cool, frothy waves... I've been thinking about 3 things...
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