Stories from the Community

8 Ways To Boost Your Imagination and Build a Culture of Creativity
MaryAnne Harmer MaryAnne Harmer

8 Ways To Boost Your Imagination and Build a Culture of Creativity

What does it mean to be creative? Are you known for your out of the box thinking? Can we learn to be more creative as leaders?

Today, creativity is needed more than ever as we take on workplace and societal challenges., but leaders that come up with innovations may not necessarily describe themselves as creative.

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Conscientious Living: Lessons from the Tarahumara
MaryAnne Harmer MaryAnne Harmer

Conscientious Living: Lessons from the Tarahumara

Some say our societies are becoming more homogeneous. With increased globalization, diversity in our communities and social media connections, some wonder if our distinct differences are becoming blurred.

Is this a good thing? 

Or are we losing something in the process?

These questions came front and center on a recent trip to Copper Canyon in Mexico. To reach the canyon, home of the Tarahumara Indians, we boarded the famed El Chepe train in El Fuerte, one of Mexico’s ‘Pueblos Magicos” magical towns.

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Dangers of the Status Quo: How a Business Becomes Extinct
Tom Hering Tom Hering

Dangers of the Status Quo: How a Business Becomes Extinct

If you worked in ad agencies during your career (as I have), you quickly learn about being different.

Building a brand, developing a strategy, creating an ad is ALWAYS about differentiating.

Doing things as usual is almost never a good idea.

So why is it we see so many businesses and organizations not clearly setting themselves apart in the "how" or "why" they do what they do?

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9 Ways To Become More Resilient
MaryAnne Harmer MaryAnne Harmer

9 Ways To Become More Resilient

Have you ever visited a desert and wondered about the cactus and its ability to survive?

I often visit the deserts of Baja. In my wanderings, the stark and quiet beauty of this ecosystem creates an awe that defines “mindfulness.” A potent experience of stillness and balance between the mountains and sea. 

And the regal cactus reigns over all...

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