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Six Thinking Hats

A short while ago, our fearless leader, Kimberly, wrote about the six hats. I thought I’d add a little to […]

I had dinner tonight at the Cheesecake Factory. I sat at the bar ’cause it was so crowded and next

Mordred – the ultimate betrayer – like the serpent in the Garden of Eden, Mordred turned people against each other.

We tend to expect others to behave as we do and are either uncomfortable or punitive when they don’t. We

Hi everyone, this is my first actual blog on this website. I wanted to talk with you about the issue

If you’ve never played in a drum circle you really owe it to yourself to find one in your local

Why are we so afraid of disagreement? Do we always have to “go along to get along” even if we

By ArLyne Diamond / February 28, 2007

Hello Everyone – I am scheduled to blog next week and thought I’d start by asking a few questions. Shall

By Kimberly Wiefling / February 27, 2007

Having been told my whole life that sometimes I can be a bit too intense, it was enormously liberating to

By Randall Englund / February 25, 2007

The payment is project failure. The investment is effective project sponsorship. Successful project managers invest in managing their sponsors: they

By Randall Englund / February 24, 2007

Many executives are assigned as project sponsors, but their organizations do not spend time training and explaining their expected roles