Today I read a post called The Planes of Tomorrow on the Think Like a Beginner blog.  The post talks about NASA inviting major aircraft manufacturers to submit designs for the future.  According to the post NASA asked that  “[E]ach design has to fly up to 85 percent of the speed of sound; cover a range

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Everyone collects something – and most of collect a lot of things.   Daytime talk shows often have people on with bizarre collections:  they collect animals, or toys, or they save everything – to the point where their houses can’t hold it all. I’m not talking about those extreme cases, I’m talking about people like you

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Ok, so maybe you aren’t getting promoted right now, but you will someday, so read on.  Or you know someone who has recently been promoted, so pass it on.  Or maybe you can send it to your boss, as a hint.  🙂 There are actually three more reasons to read this article: 1.  If you are

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Lots of people set goal for the New Year (or some other time period).  We at the Kevin Eikenberry Group do that too.   Beyond that however we did something this year that I have done personally in the past, and has in recent years become popularized online by my friend Chris Brogan – here is

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Ed Brenegar spends most days as leadership guide and organizational change consultant.  He consultants, teaches, coaches, writes and speaks about leadership, gratitude, stewardship and the social/organizational dynamics of organizations. He does this through his Circle of Impact Guide system.  He’s a busy guy – along with his blog – Leading Questions (which is a nominee for

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Most people realize the value and importance of being grateful for the positive and meaningful things in their lives. Much has been written about the benefits of an attitude of gratitude. It doesn’t take much prove that value – your experiences likely are proof enough. When you take the time to “stop and smell the

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A participant from a workshop I led several years ago posed a question to me last week. While she shared more details, this is the crux of her question: “Currently low morale is my major issue. With all of the changes there were reductions to staff and responsibility changes . . . I appreciate any

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In the next couple of days you will see people of all ages dressed in costumes.  Perhaps you will even don one yourself.  Whether you are staying home and handing out the goodies, or hosting or going to a Halloween party, I have a leadership challenge and opportunity for you. This challenge can be accepted

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We look in them each day, research says, more often than we realize.  We check our hair and our smile.  We check to see if our shirt is buttoned correctly.  We check to see if we have lettuce from lunch still on our teeth. We look in the mirror often, to check on our physical

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