Leadership Notes from the Inside: Archive

Internal Customers

Note to my team as we think about 2012 planning and our customer—our internal leaders and managers. Team— As we think about 2012, how are we thinking about “the customer”? Our internal customers….same rules applied as in this article: http://blog.kissmetrics.com/best-businesses-teach/ 1) Consistency—what can our customers consistently count on in terms of...

Oct 15th

Let's All Do Great Work

I had the privilege of being a contributor to a book that was created from an idea Michael Bungay Stanier had, author of Do More Great Work. The idea of the book came from the premise that you can create great work—work that matters, that you care about, that makes a difference. His “great work” became a cause for which 62 contributors would share their ideas about great work. The book is...

Sep 9th

Stirring Emotions

I just went to STAN/Tedx this past weekend (Society, technology, art and Nature) put on by Stanford University. Once again I wasn’t surprised that the presenters who most moved me and others were the ones who told stories and stirred emotions. Jennifer Aaker, a Stanford professor, urged us to swab our cheeks to donate bone marrow. This could’ve been a dull speech on the importance of...

May 24th

Dance, Paint, Color

Brenda Ueland wrote in her book, “If You Want to Write” that everyone has a creative streak inside of them…that we’re all yearning to write, to express, to paint, to dance, to do something. Yet, we lock it inside of ourselves. We don’t color, we don’t imagine, we don’t explore, we don’t let ourselves color outside of the lines, we don’t finish what we started, what we dreamed. We get...

Feb 17th

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Just Three

This time of year is often a time for reflection as well as a time to create the future. I’m reading a lot of blogs and articles about New Year’s resolutions. In our Pilates class today, the instructor said, “Folks—you need to squeeze in closer since we’re always a little more crowded in the New Year, but this will last just a few weeks, so bear with us”. We all laughed, but not at the others, at...

Jan 4th

Dec 26th

It Gets Better

Wow…so excited to call myself a colleague to these amazing people at Adobe who made this video. My favorite quotes: “It’s the people that are different that are going to be the difference makers in life” “Give the future you a chance” http://www.youtube.com/user/AdobeItGetsBetter

Dec 22nd

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CFO of Adobe on CNBC: Digital Explosion &...

Adobe’s first billion dollar quarter due to two major trends: Explosion of digital content and proliferation of devices We are moving beyond the PC and building content for tablets and mobile devices “The world comes to Adobe to create content”—Mark Garrett http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1705424542&play=1

Dec 22nd

CLO Magazine asks for favorite quotes on learning

Here are some of my favorites: The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. Alvin Toffler Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.-Og Mandino

Dec 22nd

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What Did You Learn This Year?

Contemplating whether I should choose “Sparkle-icious” or “Holiday Red” at my local nail salon, I overheard a group of women laughing with each other as they were enjoying their own manicures and pedicures. They were sharing with each other what was best about 2010. I heard “starting my new job”, “quitting my job”, and “taking 6 months off”. Then I heard the real question: “What did you LEARN this...

Dec 22nd

“Learning is our greatest technology.”

– Justin Mass

Nov 10th