by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 14, 2013 | Leading
“The public as a whole is composed of various groups, whose cry to us writers is: ‘Comfort me.’ ‘Amuse me.’ ‘Touch me.’ ‘Make me dream.’ ‘Make me laugh.’ ‘Make me shudder.’ ‘Make me weep.’ ‘Make me think.’” —Guy de Maupassant We work on a painting, presentation,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 28, 2013 | Leading
“A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn.” —Charles Brower At work, at home, or while volunteering, we are faced with presenting our creative solutions to sharks: spouse, boss, leader, children, city council, whomever. Many times our solutions...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 10, 2013 | Leading
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” —Albert Einstein We arrive ready to participate, but the leader doesn’t show up. Although we’re familiar with the activity, we seek someone more qualified to fill in for the leader....
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 3, 2013 | Leading
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” —Albert Einstein What Is Success? Does success have to mean bigger, better, or more? Is it always about the numbers? Followers in social media? Book sales for authors? Class...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 29, 2012 | Leading
“Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling.”—Ted Lange In another post on creating a memorable learning experience, I promised to talk more about storytelling. Last Thursday we focused on the story. This Thursday we’ll look at...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 22, 2012 | Leading
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt In another post on creating a memorable learning experience, I promised to talk more about storytelling. The story and the telling are distinct parts of storytelling. To hold...
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