How to develop consistency of action

It’s surprising how difficult it is to develop a new habit, but learning how to do it well is a skill well worth developing. Literally anything important that we aim to accomplish in the future requires creating the habits today. [...]

What makes a question powerful?

I was stirred to consider this question upon reading The Art of Powerful Questions by Eric E. Vogt, Juanita Brown, and David Isaacs. Part of the work of a coach is asking powerful questions, but what is that? We can [...]

Thoughtscape Elements of Innovation

The Power of Pattern-Seeking

We are naturally pattern-seeking creatures. When the ancient Greeks looked up at the stars, they invented a whole series of rich stories and mythologies to go with the constellations. These stories and patterns may on one hand seem arbitrary to [...]

Learning from Big Corporate Mistakes

The bright side of big ugly corporate failures is the potential for learning powerful personal and professional lessons. In this article on GM’s Biggest Strategic Blunder, the author highlights two mistakes that GM made: First, GM had too many mouths [...]