11 Blue-Sky Beginnings For Fall 2022
As in 2021 and many previous years, I’m offering my blue-sky beginnings as a vehicle for approaching the fall season with a sense of optimism, hope, and the promise of …
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A Handbook for the Ages: Kerry Hannon’s In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work
If Kerry Hannon did not exist we would have to invent her. The recent massive changes in demographics and the working world have made the need for her firm guidance …
Your Jorge Luis Borges Self-Study Fall 2022 Semester
August 24 marked the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Jorge Luis Borges. That means it’s time for my yearly blog post dedicated to his life and work. In honor …
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Booker T. Jones: Music and the Arrow of Time
The groundbreaking, interracial Booker T. & the MG’s (“Green Onions,” “Soul Limbo,” “Time is Tight,” “Hang ‘Em High”) was one of my favorite bands of the 1960s, and I have …
Thoughts on (Finally) Reading Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life has long been one of the most celebrated books for writers (beginners and otherwise). I have referenced it in …
Three Questions for Madeline Bocaro, Author of in your mind: the infinite universe of Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono may be one of the most misunderstood people on the planet. And also one of the most creative, in a number of fields. To get a full and …
Celebrating Berrett-Koehler at 30 With a Curated List of Influential BK Books
One of my most memorable and meaningful recent experiences was participating in last week’s virtual Berrett-Koehler 2022 shareholders meeting. This also marked a celebration of 30 years in business for …
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Writing, Research, and Creativity Quotes from Deborah Kalb Book Q&As: 1st Half of 2022
In a time when so many things are changing, it is reassuring that Deborah Kalb continues to publish her insightful interviews with fiction and nonfiction authors multiple times each week. …
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Becky Robinson and Reach: Creating Value For Your Intellectual Assets
Lately when people have asked for recommendations about how to promote their books (either existing ones or those in process), I have steered them to Becky Robinson’s new book Reach: …
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12 Takeaways From Leader to Leader Summer 2022 Issue 105
The new, Summer 2022 issue number 105 of Leader to Leader, where I am managing editor, is now available. As with the Spring 2022 issue and previously, I’m blogging about …
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