While working on an important global project this week, I was personally challenged by some of the attitudes of our team. The project is complex, and when solved for will have a significant impact on people and the planet. It is definitely worth the effort and that’s why I was irritated that we weren’t making the
Last night, I attended a dinner with 80 new friends. Not just an ordinary dinner, but a “Non-Obvious Dinner” at the The Canfield-Moreno Estate, also known as the Paramour Mansion, located in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. It was exquisite, with off-the-charts architecture and mind-blowing art such as stuffed ostriches and zebras, and
To me, one of the most unproductive ways to spend your day is in meeting after meeting . . . That is, unless you are accomplishing things–stirring it up, being heard, changing paradigms or creating change. Many times, I have been in meetings feeling like I could burst because I was so frustrated with the
This week I had multiple meetings with multiple companies. I was on a fast and continuous pace, probably not much different than many of you reading this. But what I thought about during this fast paced week wasn’t the meetings or the people, it was the “head down” nature of it, serious meetings without much levity. I