Creativity

Oh No, A New Acronym!

February 2, 2011

Just read on my guilty pleasure Entertainment Weekly.com that there is a new TV show coming out that pairs celebrities with “real people” who hate them. The show will highlight a “regular” person who has a chance to confront the celebrity he or she hates. The celebrity has to try to win the hater over. Know [...]

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Going Out on a Limb, Here

July 7, 2010

Didn’t get to go to the SHRM annual conference in San Diego this year (or any year for that matter), so I took it upon myself to try to read as much as I could about all the conference doings and such. After my bazillionth blog, it hit me. A LOT of these fine folks [...]

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Aim to Misbehave

June 12, 2010

How many companies can create excitement about a new product like Apple does? Once again, with the advent of the iPad they are in the lead when it comes to creative disruption. Creative disruption is when a person creates something or solves a problem that transforms. Nintendo also did it with its Wii console. Did [...]

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Social Intelligence and the Biology of the Pack Leader

August 12, 2009

You know, as the HR Whisperer, I’m really enamored with the whole idea of creating top performing organizations through positive behavior change. One of my favorite mentors, Cesar Millan, says, “A dog that doesn’t trust its human to be a good pack leader becomes unbalanced and often exhibits unwanted or antisocial behaviors.” It struck me [...]

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