My friend Alex Hagan is fun and quirky and brilliant. I wish we lived closer together. And today, I would rather you read what he’s writing than what I’m writing. Here are a few nuggets from a recent post of his:
“A scenario isn’t a prediction, but rather a plausible piece of fiction…[and] even a plausible fiction about the future can profoundly shape your choices right here and right now.”
Continue reading “My Imagination Pit Crew”It’s funny what strikes you when visiting a new country.
In Norway (I’ll stop talking about it soon, I promise!), it was infrastructure.
There were tunnels and bridges everywhere, which I guess is what you need when your country is made up of mountains and islands. But these massive construction projects connected, in some cases, very tiny communities that appeared to be in the middle of nowhere.
Someone thought the investment was worth it, and it often left us shaking our heads in disbelief.
If Adam Grant were here, he’d tell us it’s better to be a giver than a taker, and I’d agree — except I’m going to spend the next five blog entries encouraging you to take. Stay tuned for five detailed prompts that will help you navigate transition and reimagine your next chapter, organizationally and/or personally.
The first is “Take Stock.” Be honest about where you find yourself.
Continue reading “Take Stock”As I wrap up our quick three-part series on William Bridges’ Managing Transitions, we’ve made it through the ending and the neutral zone and now find ourselves launching a new beginning.
Two insights popped off the page for me in this section of his book:
Continue reading “Underripe”If you are in the process of reimagining your next chapter, as an organization or individually, then my encouragement for you today is this: put yourself in situations where flashes of insight are likely to hit you.
This advice is not “try to get hit by lightning.” And it is more than “be prepared” or “do your homework.” It’s more like “hang out where fresh perspectives live in high density.”
Continue reading “Stand in the way of insight”