Steal this Olympics Champions' Technique
During the Sochi Olympics’ broadcasts, I was struck by something that the Olympic skiers being interviewed after their first run said when the question was posed, of course, “What is it that you can do for your next and final run to ensure you get to the...Lessons from a Downhill Skier
What it takes to achieve excellence, even in the most adverse conditions. Vancouver Winter Olympics, 2010. The world watched the Alpine Skiing Downhill events with a combination of excited anticipation and grave concern. Never before in history had the weather...Master the Skill-Use a Chair
On a recent business trip to the Netherlands, I had the pleasure to visit Amsterdam once again. A friend of mine from there was excited to show me the skating in front of the newly re-opened Rijks Museum. It was a glorious site. And the most exciting thing was to...For Creativity – See Unlabeled
One of my favorite games played in our business improvisation sessions is See Unlabeled because this game avoids information and attitudes about what you are looking at, and a fresh new experience is possible. Words are labels. To get new insight, try to see without..."Make your partner perfect": the best principle of Improvisation and Leadership
– Or what happened when Herbie Hancock performed with Miles Davis for the very first time. At 23 years old, Herbie Hancock became part of Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet. During a recent interview commemorating his Kennedy Center Honor, Herbie said...Dodgeball: a Testimonial
A recent note – testimonial- from a client: “Hi Martha! I just experienced pretty much my worst nightmare. And here’s how I used the skills you taught me to overcome the extreme nature of this encounter. My husband and I participated in a grown up gym..."Touch The Snake" – Regain your Creative Confidence
I believe that high performing organizations – workplaces – are centers of immense creativity. The fastest way to have a consistently profitable company is by showing your people how to create a culture of creativity. How do we change the workplace into a...Texting in meetings likely bugs coworkers: Is it incivility?
From a study by the University of Southern California – Original Study http://bit.ly/17OoSfqPeople’s tolerance for texting and smartphone use at work varies according to gender, region, and age. Published in Business Communication Quarterly, the research offers...What’s so wrong about Basic Skills, people?
Why the aversion by some business leaders when they hear the words “basic skills” or “fundamentals” – they shrink away and think that “I am well beyond that. I’m too seasoned – it’s too easy, too elementary for me.”...