Surprising Connections

SURPRISING CONNECTION #7: The Presidential Debates and Navigating Uncertain Times (and Closets)

It wasn’t only CNN. There appeared to be a messy debate going on in my walk-in closet too! Yes, my clothes closet. My itty-bitty sized...

SURPRISING CONNECTION #6: Braces and Change

Embrace Change—Get Realigned As an under-confident and self-conscious teenager, I declined my parents’ offer to set me up with braces. Or...

SURPRISING CONNECTION #5: Fun and Work — 2 Words Not Commonly Linked

The New Year is a time to set goals. Serious goals. The kind of goals with results you can track on spreadsheets, pie charts, and...

SURPRISING CONNECTION #4: 3 Small Words and 1 Big Impact

Here we sit, suspended between Christmas and the New Year, in this reflective week where we straddle 2015 and 2016. Like me, you may...

SURPRISING CONNECTION #3: Ladders and Airplanes

So what do airplanes and ladders have in common? Well, I’ve made three trips this month so this model is on my mind. It’s called the...

SURPRISING CONNECTION #2: Executive Retreats and Singing “KUMBAYA”

I’ve been facilitating a series of executive retreats recently. And at almost every one of them it happens. We open the day, and...

SURPRISING CONNECTION #1: The Band “Switchfoot” …and Employee Engagement

Last week I facilitated a work session with a team of employees charged with redesigning and restructuring their Therapy Services...

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