Monthly Archives: June 2016

A Diversity of Diversity

Organizations often emphasize diversity in their workforce for a variety of reasons. From a creative perspective, you want to have diversity of thought, so you do not end up with the same old ideas all the time, and one way to achieve that is to recruit people from different backgrounds. Your marketing department may tell […]

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Take Care While Traveling

During the last 8 weeks, I’ve spent about 5 of them on the road. Whether it was for something fun, like running a marathon at the North Pole or taking a much-needed few days at the beach, or for work, like teaching a strategic planning seminar in Singapore, I’ve spent more time away than at […]

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That “Duh!” Moment

Office meeting

Over coffee recently I was telling someone about a recent study on changing work styles. As I told him about the discussion of the changing environment and the new ways people expect to work, his response was: “Well, duh.” Now it’s worth mentioning that this person is 25, and only entered the workforce last year […]

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