Archive for the ‘The New Normal’ Category
Boomers Bummed About Finding Bliss
Are you feeling pressured to find your passion? You’re not alone if you’re frustrated by all the hype to hop on the “follow your bliss” band wagon. Baby Boomers are approaching retirement age and are clearly not ready to hang up their tie dyed tee-shirts. Instead, many are being urged to follow their passion for [...]
Help Me Bring The New Normal to the Masses!
Vote For Me to Host My OWN Talk Show! I’m auditioning to host a talk show on Oprah’s new TV network OWN. I’ve sent in my audition video and now I need your votes! The 5 people with the most votes will be considered for their own show. You can vote as many times as [...]
A “Blooming Desert” is Not a Vision
At the end of the day, the team described their current state like “a pack mule or a bomb scene.” Their desired state for the future looked like a “desert in bloom.” This isn’t a vision. This is just plain stupid and a waste of time and money. As many organizations struggle to re-define or [...]
Dancing Your Way into the New Normal
In 2007 I facilitated a strategic planning retreat for the Board of Directors for the Kansas City Ballet. After resolving the operational issues that had stalled the organization from real progress, they realized they didn’t have a vision big enough for the new, world class performing arts center that had just started construction. “We’ll never [...]
Lady Gaga and the New Normal – Part 2
Lady Gaga transforms another New Normal conversation: Safe sex. Cyndi Lauper and Gaga have teamed up with MAC cosmetic’s AIDS campaign, which raised over $160 million to bring awareness about the disease to women around the world. During a recent Good Morning America interview, George Stephanopoulos was “gaga over Gaga”. He wanted to talk about [...]
Lady Gaga and the New Normal – Part 1
What do Lady Gaga and The New Normal have in common? They’re about changing our conversations and supporting structures to reflect the new world challenges and opportunities. To understand exactly what the New Normal is, let’s take a look at the past. Accountability and Integrity When I left the corporate world 10 years ago and [...]
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