When the doors are open again, is your business ready to move forward?
We’ve been so consumed with the impact of the pandemic, we haven’t considered the impact of life after. We need to begin to think about getting ready for the shift …
The Magical Bounty of Celebration
When was the last time you celebrated something? I don’t mean going out to dinner on your birthday. I mean doing something special just because you finished a project or …
As We Step Back into the Office
As we return to our offices, we have an opportunity. We have an opportunity to think again how we work together, how we conduct meetings, how we assess the work …
Who Is in That Story?
I was introduced to storytelling more than 20 years ago. I don’t mean the storytellers that stand on stage and tell those wonderful, entertaining stories. I mean storytelling in ordinary …
The Story Behind Unlocked, the Show
One morning, I tripped on the sidewalk, landed on my chin, gave myself a concussion, spent four days in bed, and discovered how important resilience is. Hi, I’m Madelyn Blair, …
Performance Evaluations Should Be Performance Observations
Have you ever seen a child standing near the water and shouting, “Watch me, Mom!” as they dove into the water? I could imagine that child doing the same thing …
Live Your Way into the Answer
On my June 1 show of Unlocked, Cees Hoogendijk read a poem that I promised to post on the site. I thought that a blog post would be the best …
A Giant Is Gone
A leader in the field of knowledge management, a master of personal learning, a voracious reader of just about anything and everything, Larry Prusak has left this world. I’ll always …
Grounds4Thought – Seeing all the stars
When the doctor says you need to have cataract surgery, it’s time to use the experience to think more deeply. I was finding it very hard to read. The first …
Grounds for Thought: Keeping Track of ‘Chits’ Wastes an Opportunity
I grew up being told to bring a gift when visiting someone’s home for dinner or an overnight stay, to remember to gift someone who has gifted me, and to …