From the monthly archives: January 2012
One of my Applied Improvisation colleagues sent me to a Harvard Business Review article by Tony Schwartz called “Why Don’t We Act in Our Own Best Interest” which mirrors a conversation I’ve been having with many. It relates directly to my previous three blog posts on creating a culture of “yes” and the value of practicing the skills [...]
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In this podcast, Michael Cart, Infopeople’s resident book maven, talks about the best books of the year 2011.
Titles and articles mentioned:
Best Books: Ann Patchett. STATE OF WONDER Stephen King. 11/22/63 Robert K. Massie. CATHERINE THE GREAT My favorite: Carol Birch. JAMRACH’S MENAGERIE Review in Booklist, 5/15/2011 George R. R. [...]
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In groups, people often approach suggestions as if the response needs to be a “yes” or a “no”. Alright, we know that “maybe” is also an option but that’s really a show stopper without more conversation. I’m wondering if now more than ever, the problem is that people are so stressed for time that the [...]
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In my last blog post, I asked the question “What would happen if your organizational culture was one of “yes”? I imagined that some people reading the post thought something like “She’s crazy! If we say “yes” to anything more, we’ll explode.” Indeed, libraries already do so many things for so many people that adding [...]
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I was reading Public Libraries magazine. You know the one that comes in the mail and you hold in your hands. I was pleasantly surprised to find an article by the PLA president talking about how to create partnerships with your community.
Now, for any of [...]
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In this podcast, Infopeople’s indefatigable book reviewer Michael Cart looks at the 2011 Nobel Prizewinner for literature, Sweden’s Tomas Tranströmer. He also takes a look at the National Book Awards and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and some other odds and ends (a Mister Ed movie?!).
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