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 | Mar 7, 2013 | Creating
We want our children to grow up with healthy creative abilities. My guest today, Jill Bennett, shares an innovative solution for developing young children’s creative skills to meet their and societies’ future challenges. Cultivating Creativity: Engineering...
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 24, 2013 | Writing
“Ideas are useless unless used.” —Theodore LevittSuppose your boss approaches you and says, “Company morale is down. I’m giving all employees an hour off work and inviting them to the cafeteria to enjoy free banana splits. I want you to give them a short pep talk...
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...
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