Tag Archives: counter-cultural
Roger von Oech, Creativity
My first job, when I finally stumbled out of university, was with a small creativity and innovation company. It was pretty fantastic – sort of a ‘Fast Company’ company before such a thing existed. And we truly felt that we … Continue reading
Jim Kouzes, The Leadership Challenge
If you’re interested in leadership, you know that a new book on the topic gets published, oh, about every 20 seconds. And most of them are eminently miss-able – the same tired truisms with a new smear of lipstick – … Continue reading
Roger Martin, The Design of Business
Roger Martin who is the Dean of the Rotman School of Management here in Toronto and the author of three great books on business. The first is The Responsibility Virus which talks about the power of building true partnerships. The … Continue reading
Barbara Coloroso, Parenting, Non-Violent Conflict Resolution
Do you have kids? If so, you’ve probably heard of Barbara Coloroso. Heck, I DON’T have kids and even I’ve heard of her! She is an authority (if not the authority) on parenting and teaching, school discipline, non-violent conflict resolution … Continue reading
Jerry Sternin, Positive Deviance
It’s a sad anniversary for me today – a year since the wonderful Jerry Sternin unexpectedly died. Jerry’s the founder of the Positive Deviance Initiative, and his insights on positive deviance open up a powerful and tested way to create … Continue reading
