You said what?You said what?You said what? Isn’t it amazing how two people can be involved in the same conversation, yet take away completely different viewpoints of what was said? Have you ever had a conversation with someone where you felt absolutely convinced you had a clear understanding, only to find out later you must…
I recently started reading Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. It’s a really interesting look at how to really make ideas and communication “stick”. They explain a study in the 90’s in which a Ph.D. candidate created a simple game. She assigned people one of two roles: tappers and listeners. Basically, the tappers got…
Meet Bernie, the newest addition to our family. We rescued this adorable 3 ½ lb, 3 month old toy poodle mix on Friday in Boerne, Texas. My grandfather’s name was Bernie as well, so it seemed like the perfect name. Our whole family, except for our cat Spitz, has fallen in love with this puppy. …
Keep it simple silly. In our house, we don’t like the word “stupid”, so we use the word “silly” instead. Whether I’m working with individuals, teams, or entire organizations, I find that too often, we make things way more complicated than they need to be. What do you make complicated in your life? Whether it’s…
Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. I had the rare opportunity to be kid-less for 48 hours, and it was such a nice break. What if we created a child timeshare system? I’m convinced it’s the next million dollar idea! In the meantime, let’s work our way to a million dollars by…