by M Gelnaw | Dec 10, 2024
The Art of Preparation The Wire Walker doesn’t just jump on the wire and go. The Wire Walker centers himself for what comes next. And next. And after that. The wire walker takes the time to find his footing, to find his balance, to get to his breath, his most...
by M Gelnaw | May 20, 2021
Growing up in NJ in the NYC suburbs, my friends and I, we had two educations. We had school and we had our hunter-gatherer education. We played in mixed-age neighborhood groups every day after school, often until way after dark. We played all weekend and all summer...
by M Gelnaw | May 20, 2021
“First and most important, Second City gave me a place to go; it gave me a place to function. That was the main thing. And the second most important thing, which was very, very close to the first, was that it gave us a place to fail. Which doesn’t exist in this...
by M Gelnaw | May 12, 2021
Great Leaders get their teams aligned with action, moving in the same direction and doing their best work. People who feel seen and feel safe are more loyal, productive and innovative. When Amy Poehler gave her commencement speech to Harvard graduates, she spoke about...
by M Gelnaw | May 12, 2021
The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on our Capacity for Processing Information – 7 +/- 2 bits of information Based on cognitive psychologist, George Miller’s research at Harvard If you were given a series of letters to remember (e.g.,...
