Monday Morning Mojo

Extraordinary weeks and horrible work weeks have one thing in common, they all start on Mondays. Have you ever heard the phrase, Mighty oaks from little acorns grow? It’s one way of saying all big things start small. So now, in the wee beginning of this workweek, is the time to plant something generous. Generosity […]

I was just named the Associations Editor for InnovationExcellence.com, “the online home of the global innovation community, building upon a rapidly-growing network with thousands of members from over 150 countries.” This due to a string of innovation pieces on associations I have published over the last several months, some of which appeared on their blog.

Market conditions are changing rapidly now. A lot of the trends that are disrupting associations have been around for a long time. But because the market disruptions are speeding up, things like breakthroughs with Internet technology, social methods for interacting like Facebook, private sector companies providing education for free as a loss leader—all these are

Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote.  The federal government proclaimed the amendment incorporated into the Constitution on August 26, 1920. Amendment XIX to the US Constitution: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not

Every summer my son, Gabe, and I head out for a 10-day father son trip. This year it’s Aug 8-18, so there will be no Monday Morning Mojos for the next two Sundays. They are to be continued again August 26. We started when Gabe was three. Here we are in 2002, in the woods

Why is it so important to love yourself? Because there are some things your soul needs that no one else can provide as well as yours truly. There are those moments, when it’s just you and you alone who can relish the present.  Take the time and fill your experience with the deep satisfaction that

I worked through the last weekend, and was energized by the work. It was good. I had a chance to work with food scientists – these are the people who make sure your lettuce is safe, your chocolate is fresh, and the food the astronauts eat lasts and tastes good in zero gravity. They also

A threshold is commonly defined as: 1. a strip of material that separates two rooms or the outside from the inside of a house 2. a runway 3. the intensity that must be exceeded for a transformative 4. a level at which something new kicks in All of these are about moving from one frame

Great athletes often make their greatest progress when the odds are against them – they train for it. Golfers practice hitting out of the rough, trapeze artists practice falling, football quarterbacks train to focus while the clock is running out. And yet most of us plan our week as if everything will go our way

I am now providing short 2-3 minute professional development videos drawn from my work as a trusted advisor with leaders. I will include a new one each week for the next bit. This week’s is on collecting intelligence. Intelligence used to be a difficult thing to pull together. But, the Internet has changed all that.