Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks recently wrote an op-ed piece for the New York Times about his upcoming 80th birthday, The Joy of Old Age. (No Kidding.) I highly recommend that you read it in its entirety. His closing resonated with me in particular, and I just have to share it with you in its […]
Archives for August 2013
Creativity from Chaos
Chaos is a friend of mine. —Bob Dylan Our world is in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, as discontinuous change tosses even the strongest of us on its waves. Destruction hits us from all fronts, from natural disasters to economic ones. Spending time and energy to think creatively right now may seem crazy, even […]
It’s All in Your Mind
By now you’ve probably heard about Melissa Nelson, who was fired from her job as a dental assistant because her boss, James Knight, worried he would have an affair with her. Not because she was interested in having an affair with him but because she was attractive. But that’s not even the worst of it. […]
Can’t Buy Me Love
Say you don’t need no diamond rings And I’ll be satisfied. Tell me that you want the kind of things That money just can’t buy. I don’t care too much for money. Money can’t buy me love. —Beatles, “Can’t Buy Me Love” Boomers have come full circle. Well, almost. The Boomer Values Realignment Study recently […]
The Leadership Challenge
A survey by the Center for Public Leadership, of the Harvard Kennedy School, found that 68% of respondents believe there is a “leadership crisis in America.” Ron Ashkenas has written a post on the Harvard Business Review Network, positing that the difficulties facing today’s leaders are twofold: (1) The volume and velocity of issues leaders […]
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