I am thrilled to publish my conversation with Heather Bennett! NewConversationForChange · Fun and Fulfilling Careers – One Question at a Time   A core Diamond Mind concept is the power of resourceful questions. As a trainer, I know the challenge in translating the workshop feel into a book. Exercises that flow nicely in the...Read More

“In times of great change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves marvelously equipped for a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Cynthia Burkhardt (award winning global HR recruiter) shares several interesting insights about talent recruitment beyond the pandemic. One example caught my...Read More

The momentum 30-day challenge provided a perfect opportunity to demonstrate the power of this momentum truth statement: Think Big (even bigger) Start Small (even smaller) Keep moving (momentum) Late last fall, Bryan Sykes and I were inspired by a vision for Momentum University. The vision is for a community based and online learning development resource...Read More

Today’s blog is a reprint of a past essay entitled “live into your brand”. That title is based on one of my favorite quotes from Saint Augustine : “See who you ARE, become what you see.” Today, there is a slight variation in the title : Live FROM your brand. Please understand that your highest...Read More

Three universal leadership truths encourage us as we strive and learn to make the world better through our work. You (and your peeps) have deep reservoirs of untapped power. These resources need to be engaged in a new way to be activated. You have strengths and blind spots and are programed to continue doing what...Read More

Life is continuous change. You know the old saying “the only thing certain is change”. Life is continuous transition. True, yesterday, today, and forever. And yet this is the first time in my adult life that 100% of professionals are consciously aware of being in a major transition. This transition takes a lot of our...Read More

These are exciting times! How is that for understatement? This is the time that many of the buzz words of the past decade, things we knew were important and were going to get to, after… Yes, we all have a version of important “but first…” Excuses be gone, now is the time! Which trending leadership...Read More