“There are no bad ideas.” As a strategic planning facilitator, I say something similar to this at every brainstorming session. Every facilitator does—even though we all know that there are in fact bad ideas. But that label “bad idea” is a misnomer. For example, an idea may not be “bad” per se, just not right […]
Category Archives: Anchor Management
I Don’t Have Time to NOT Be an Asshole
My wife Samantha and I were traveling out to Cody, Wyoming to visit with our daughter and her husband. This involved three flights; from Valdosta to Atlanta, then to Salt Lake City, to Cody. The flight from Salt Lake City to Cody is a small commuter type jet, maybe 70 passengers. As we were boarding […]
Does OK Mean I Agree or I Understand?
Words matter. They convey a specific meaning, both to the speaker and to the listener, but the meaning sent is not always the meaning received. Picture a husband or wife coming in the door to his or her home after a hard day of work. Their spouse is in the kitchen, busily preparing dinner. “Hi […]
Jamaican Blue Coffee
While I was in Jamaica for the Destination Experience event, I took the opportunity to learn more about Jamaican coffee production. As an owner of an artisan coffee roasting business (www.thebeanery.com), I try to learn as much as possible about coffee production. Since I was in Jamaica, I wanted to connect with someone who makes […]
Eliminating Out-of-the-Box Thinking
You have most probably heard of the phrase, “thinking out of the box.” This comes from a classic exercise where a diagram is presented in this manner: If you have never done this exercise, see if you can following the rules and complete the challenge before reading on. How did you do? In order to […]
Insights into Influencers
I had a chance to meet the fascinating Jon Levy at the Destination Experience. He said, “I’m a behavior scientist. When I’m not consulting, doing research out of C Lab or speaking, I spend my life convincing strangers to cook me dinner and I travel around the world studying the science of adventure.” Sounds like […]
Millennials and Y=X Thinking
One of the presentations at #TheDestinationExperience was fromMichael Lee-Chin, Chairman of Jamaica’s Economic Growth Council, who had us from the start with his use of a white board and a math equation to illustrate a concern about young professionals: Y = X Chin’s theory is that most millennials think that their careers will progress along […]
Yanik Silver at Destination Experience
One of the many compelling speakers at the 2017 Destination Experience was Yanik Silver. Yanik’s focus is assisting entrepreneurs in making a difference in the world. His latest book is called “Evolved Enterprise” and focuses on how companies without a “core impact” will be at a distinct disadvantage in the coming years. His message is […]
Dr. Kingsley Chin and Knowing Your Why
Upon arrival in Jamaica, I was alerted that one of the Destination Experience advisory board members would come to the airport and pick us up for the long ride from Montego Bay to Kingston. This saved us from an even longer bus ride. We met up with Ron McKay and during that 3-hour drive, I got […]
Sailing Through Customs
I had a planned business trip from Atlanta to Montego Bay Jamaica to speak at The Destination Experience. During the meeting with the planner before this, I began asking about issues involving getting in and out of Jamaica customs: “Is there any option available that would assist us in getting through customs in a streamlined fashion”? Now, […]