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Preview Thursday: No Ego by Cy Wakeman

Lead Change Blog

In fact, they drove their b g, moaning, and whining (BMWs) through the open door and parked with their engines idling, wasting fuel, and polluting the atmosphere. Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and consultant. In 2001, she founded Reality-Based Leadership.

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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Mello Here's a link to a post I run each year at this time to make sure that I never forget the tragedy and heroism that took place on September 11, 2001. At the same time, fighter planes were coming in low overhead, their engines echoing in the cavernous atmosphere of Manhattan. link] mikemyatt Thanks for your comment Jane.

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New Ways to Collaborate for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Since 2001, IBM has used jams to get 300,000 employees and others around the world to explore and solve problems. Ford reengineered its global product development process so that an engineering plan designed in Detroit can drive the shop floor in a European factory.

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Share Your Own Job-Search Story

Harvard Business Review

In the post below, Unnikrishnan shares his experiences searching for an IT consultant position in the Indian and Saudi Arabian job markets. It was a late evening in 2001 — in the small Indian town of Kozhikode — when my friend's father, Professor Salahudheen shared this advice, "Son, job hunting is a different art.

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How NASA Uses Telemedicine to Care for Astronauts in Space

Harvard Business Review

Since the Expedition One launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001 — the first long-duration stay on the orbital construction site — NASA’s Human Health and Performance team has been developing expertise in the planning and provision of medical support to crews staying in our world’s most remote environment.

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Scrappy Women – An Interview With Founder Kimberly Wiefling

Women on Business

The other day I had the privilege of connecting with Kimberly Wiefling President of Wiefling Consulting and Founder of ScrappyWomen.biz. KW: I lost my job in the 2001 dot.com bust and decided to start my own consulting company. BW: How can people get in touch with you for Scrappy Women or your consulting services?

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To Change the World, Fear Means Go

Harvard Business Review

When I arrived, I found myself among some intimidatingly accomplished people — a PhD chemist/engineer/professor, a laureate-quality poet, and activists behind some of the most successful social movements of our time. And after 10 grueling years, he was pardoned by Governor Pataki and released in 2001.