Are you delighted by simple things?

On my recent tour of SE Asian orphanages for Together We Can Change the World, I got to hang with the kids, singing songs, and playing games I haven’t played since I was a child. The broad smiles and belly laughs were infectious. It was hard to remember that an...

Are you joyful at work?

What do dancers at a Sikh celebration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and happy employees have in common? They show their happiness. Granted, not all employees are as exuberant as these dancers, whose sincere grin decorated their faces throughout their performance. Some...

The curse of creativity

“Creativity — a curse?” you ask incredulously. Creativity is only positive. Right? Most people wonder how to increase their creativity. When you’re more creative, you come up with different — and often better — solutions. So what...

Do you protest progress?

It’s no secret that change affects every industry, some more than others. You can protest that change, or you can look at the opportunities within it. Recently, I was involved in a conference for travel executives, including hoteliers, destination management...

Do you make it count?

I’ve kept the 1-page article for 25 years, nearly to the day. It was an interview with Steve (then called Steven) Jobs that included a quote  I wanted to use in my talks. I never did. But it resonates now: “We get to create only a few things in this life....

Your behavior with friends may influence your career

We usually give our friends some slack, letting them slide when if they were a co-worker we might not. But how about friends who we could refer for a job or consulting project? Do you let them get by with being irresponsible or self-absorbed? I’m in the position...