I write children’s stories. I don’t know if I will ever publish one, but I write. I also keep a journal. Just a paragraph or two a day. I write this blog. It’s part of my process to push boundaries, to stretch limits … in this case creative limits. It’s a great way to start
To my blog subscribers. I have been doing some research on blog satisfaction ratings, and also taking into consideration my response to blogs that I follow. As such, I have decided to post my blogs twice/week instead of three time/week. i will be posting on Mondays and Fridays. Please give me feedback! Hans
I just got back from Rio de Janeiro , working with the Ashoka NGO, Associação Saúde Criança (ASC), that I support. The progress we are making to scale from 20,000 families served to date is phenomenal. As the centerpiece of that effort, we have purchased a new headquarters which will serve more families as well
Understanding our inspiration, how we want to define ourself comes through reflection. Reflection of what we have achieved, and what we want to achieve in our life. In our personal life, our business, in our spiritual life. Understanding the broader context of goals we want to set for ourselves requires allotting time to that quest;
Better to burn out than rust out – Neil Young Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose – Kris Kristofferson Its cool to go places where working people are happy – Neil Young You don’t paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it,
A few weeks ago my wife and I received an email from the Middle School Principal of United World College of South East Asia – East Campus in Singapore where our two boys attend grade 6 and grade 1 respectively. The email explained that as an introduction to the Humanities program, where the students participate
The other day I again had the opportunity to read some of my children’s stories to some second grade classes at Norcrest Elementary. What a treat. There is nothing quite like the wide open honesty and emotions of children. They don’t laugh when we think they will laugh. They laugh whenever they feel like it.
People are amazing – just let them I was talking to my brother Tim, who works in the Customer Service industry. As so often happens, our conversation turned to Leadership and Customer Experience. Tim shared his thoughts about the correlation between an empowered work environment (Great Place to Work) and continuously improving the customer experience.
That precious moment when we first wake up and before our day really starts with emails, TV, children, phone calls. That precious moment when our mind has not yet been kickstarted with stimuli. I call it twilight time. Julia Cameron, in her book The Artist’s way, teaches us a technique to tap into our creative
I thought I would share some of the Leadership themes that come up in my coaching activities. Awareness When you want the best out of your people you have to understand their strengths and weaknesses in style, experience and skills. In order to do that, you have to start by understanding where you stand on