When the courageous conversation is occuring, others in the room lean forward, are encouraged (heartened, as the word implies) and more likely to follow that brave soul to the edge that has been approached. How often do we encounter courageous conversation in our work life?

For those of us trying to help some positive things happen in the world, it can get pretty depressing to confront the worst unemployment in decades, a political system that often seems non-functional, and the ever present danger of our environment imploding. We need to stay positive and keep working for the common good. So, just like my diet, I try to consume a healthy variety of media-inspiration, information, entertainment, insight, and humor. As much of it as I can get! This includes books, music, theatre and movies-of all kinds, old school and new.

Can successful products be built as solutions to your own problems? We think the answer is yes.  As one of the driving forces in creating The Opp Lab, a two day program designed to be a catalyst for companies to build a culture around opportunity, I knew that I needed a tool to use in my theatrical production company, [...]

On October 25th, one of the new managers that I hired at MBM, our client in El Salvador, organized a team-building outing – a white water rafting trip down The Santa Ana River. It was among the most exciting, enjoyable and intimate client outings I have experienced in my 25 plus years of consulting.