This is the time of year to prepare for 2019. Every December I pull out my project list for the previous two years and look at the momentum I have generated and ask myself what my big vision goals are for the year ahead. I love doing this because it creates momentum and excitement for […]
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RSVP NOW December 18, 2018 — 4 – 6 pm — Dupont Circle, Washington, DC Stefano Bertuzzi, CEO of the American Society for Microbiology, and I would love to have you as our guest at Carpe Annum 2019! This holiday salon is a short program on Associations Tomorrow – my new initiative to showcase innovations worth learning from.  This year we welcome
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During my time at the World Bank, we dove deep into what it takes to make things happen in the world, how experts translate their inner knowing into real-life impact. We discovered that when two or more people worked together on a common issue, all of the amazing and invisible interior know-how turned was turned
Associations work best when everyone from the CEO to members and volunteers is aligned around a common objective. The clearer the objective, the stronger the pieces that come together to support an initiative for greater impact. What does it take to create a social impact? There are 10 Key Elements to Social Movement. I have long
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Organizations excel when the Board of Directors, leaders, partners, staff, and customers work together on a common objective. In other words, a social movement is created. But, can you deliberately foster one? Absolutely. And the work of Dr. Christina Economos shows us how. In 2001 she pulled together a team of researchers and took a deep look at what it took to turn the United States around 180°in four separate
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Gratitude has profound value and considerably impacts the quality of your experience of life. Science has proven that people who center on gratitude are happier, perform better, and have a sweeter day-to-day existence. I have discovered that when I take the time to think about what I am grateful for, I can feel a physiological
Saturday morning I woke up in a grumpy state. I knew better (after decades of experience) than to hang out at home, so I drove out to a coffee shop alone and then went to the gym to shift my mood. Boy, am I glad I did! No interaction until my brain space shifted. I
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It’s hard to innovate when you have a good thing going. Today’s fast-moving market requires that you create new value for your customers before anyone else does. When looking for sore spots, ask yourself “what It would be like to be the next best that you could be.” Disrupt yourself. Don’t stop doing what Is
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It got cold fast here in DC. This morning it was below freezing. That’s me and my faithful companion, Sita, in the park around 06:45 today. I am always amazed by how she likes the cold. It’s her German blood, I am sure. Her breed is bred to work outdoors in the hills of Germany.
Learning is a core competency in organizations today. In the podcast mentioned above, I talk with learning expert, Celisa Steele, on new competencies for leadership, the difference between sustaining innovation and disruptive innovation and what it takes to lead for collective impact. When I majored in mathematics during college, I always felt like what I
