Why you should tune in to the introverts in your world…
Being social and outgoing are prized above all else in our culture. So, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. In this compelling and passionate talk, author Susan Cain argues that introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.
Now, think of someone on your team or in your world who’s an introvert and tell me, how can you encourage and celebrate them more?
Consider a Vide Poche.
One of my favorite interior design websites, apartmenttherapy.com, gave me the idea:
French for empty pockets, the vide poche is simply a small bowl or container kept in a convenient location to empty your pockets into when you walk through the door. Having somewhere to put your keys, loose change and wallet when you take off your coat helps minimize clutter and reduces the chance that you will be scrambling around looking for your keys next time you are late running out the door.
Here are four easy ways you can use a vide poche for increased effectiveness:
How can you use a vide poche to make space for increased success and life satisfaction?
Every learning leader has faced the dilemma of being asked to cram too much information into a training course because of a customer’s belief that “more information is better learning.” You know the drill, and it usually starts something like this, “Hey Jim, thanks for designing that course for us. I was thinking, we should also add…[insert 438 data points, factoids, and might-use administrivia here] to our course.”
It’s the data dump. The fact frenzy. The overview overkill. It’s just difficult sometimes for folks to believe that less information could lead to more (and better) learning. 
Well, today we’re going to make the case for shifting the focus away from information altogether. Here, designing guru Cathy Moore makes a powerfully simple case for shifting from designing information to designing experiences.
Can’t access YouTube? Here’s a Flash version.
“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.” — General Colin Powell
“Leadership is the ability to establish standards and manage a creative climate where people are self-motivated toward the mastery of long term constructive goals, in a participatory environment of mutual respect, compatible with personal values.” — Mike Vance
“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A good manager doesn’t try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If you’re the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong – that’s healthy.” – Robert Townsend
Susan E. Hendrich 