Start to a new journey

So begins my cathartic journey. I’ll start at the beginning. He was turning purple. Gurgling rather than actually breathing. Movement and voice came to me instinctively, not with the strategic thought I counsel clients to take. I was talking to the 911 operator at...

Writing and editing as core skills

A client asked me this week for suggested resources to hone her writing skills. The first thing I noted is that writing is different than editing. They are two different skills. Some people are better at one or the other, but typically not both. I, for example, thrill...

From basement coder to leader

I’m reading Steve Jobs’ biography. What strikes me as interesting is the initiative he took in his youth. Learning, studying, building, trying. It makes me think of my 13-year-old son. Like any kid his age in 2012, he plays a lot of video games. Several years...

Turning Intranet Strategy into a Decision Tool

What is your business strategy? I asked this no fewer than four times in a meeting just recently. I was trying to get a client team to discover how their intranet was connected to their business strategy. One fellow on the far end of the large conference room finally...