Catalyst for Collaboration—Achieving Astonishing Results.
More and more organizations have moved toward open office spaces designed to foster communication and teamwork. Rather than hide behind closed doors, each person has a cubicle or “pod” to do individual work and several areas or rooms to gather as a team.
Conceptually, open space design sounds great. Unfortunately, …
Once a year, the “girls” at Baltimore Gas & Electric and I go golfing. I have worked with Jeannette, Darlene and Doreen on-and-off over the past eight years, and we enjoy bringing each other up to date while trying to hit an itty-bitty tiny white ball. This year, we graced the …
I am in Las Vegas working with Choice Hotels International and had the pleasure to hear Deepak Chopra speak about “Spiritual Leadership”.
Aside from his Liberace/Elton John red rhinestone studded reading glasses (not seen in this picture), Chopra talked about happy people. He said, “Happy people …
Coming to you from Philadelphia, PA, I am chaperoning my daughter (Marina)’s high school club at the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference. Mr. Bill Mansfield of the United Nations Environment Programme addressed the opening plenary session to 2,000 high school brainiacs…and lost them in the first two minutes.
Pity. He’s an …
One of the best ways to educate and energize your team is to take a continuing education trip together. Not only will the team learn great new ideas, but they will also share in a powerful team building experience, if all goes well.
Unfortunately, many teams just decide to “up and go†and then return …
Having spent the month of August on Prince Edwards Island, I was compelled to read the islands’ legendary Anne of Green Gables novels. In book 5, Anne of Ingleside, an energy vampire comes to live with Anne and her family, sucking the very lifeblood out …
When your team meets, what’s the overall atmosphere of your meeting room? Does it invite participation or stifle creativity? Although …
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Al Gore, has probably done more for this planet than he could have as President of the United States. As an advocate for environmental sustainability, he has raised public awareness about the impact of our actions on the environment.
Most of us are familiar with a basic recycling program (…
“It’s all about the Team†says Robert MacGregor, ABC 7’s High School Athlete of the Week. A stellar golfer, Robert happens to play for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology– the same school my daughter, Marina, goes to.
As the captain of the TJHSST Golf team, Robert says, “It’s all about the …
Eight years ago, I read an article about an intriguing, new restaurant opening up at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. I still remember the picture of Aureole’s four-story “wine towerâ€Â with “angels†who deftly rappel their way to your wine selection.
When I …
