A short history of Kay: “After graduating in Biochemistry from King’s College, London I spent a year in the Max Planck Institut fur Biophysik in Frankfurt, and with 2 published papers in learned scientific journals under my belt, I made the rather unexpected move into market research and advertising (where I stayed for far too long!). By the age of …
Jann Freed on Change and Personal Growth
Jann Freed, PhD is a leading development consultant who helps engage her clientcompanies’ employees as well as develop their leaders to support achievement ofindividual potential. In this episode Vicki’s guest, Jann Freed shares her thoughts on the partnership of change and personal growth. We talk about leading a team or an organization and ways to support achievement of individual potential …
Becoming a Sage: A Conversation with Paul Loper
Paul Loper is a deep-rooted dancer, collaborative inquirer, feeling thinker, group facilitator, and committed learner. Paul has worked in 21 countries over 4+ decades, the first two of which were onstage (a few highlights: dancing with Twyla Tharp, and in two Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies; creating one-man shows in Seattle, Paris, San Francisco, and a two-person show in London). Paul earned a Ph.D. …
Becoming a Sage: A Conversation with Robert E. Quinn
Robert E. Quinn is the Margaret Elliot Tracy Collegiate Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. His research and writing focus on purpose, leadership, culture and change. He is one of the co-founders of the field of Positive Organizational Scholarship and a co-founder of the Ross Center for Positive Organizations. In terms of research, he is …
Vulnerability is a Strength
“It’s only as scary as you make it. Reach out to somebody. Get that therapy session set up.” –Steve Carlin Since the pandemic, mental health has been front and center which is a great silver lining. It has long been on the back burner with a stigma attached to it. Finally it is getting the attention it deserves. Recently I …
Becoming a Sage: A Conversation with Dorie Clark
Dorie Clark helps individuals and companies get their best ideas heard in a crowded, noisy world. She has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50. She was honored as the #1 Communication Coach by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards and one of the Top 5 Communication Professionals in the World by …
Who Said Real Men Don’t Cry?
I admit it. I have had a crush on Roger Federer for a long time–and my husband knows it! People have been asking when he might “retire” for a long time and I wanted him to just keep playing. But Federer has been plagued by injuries and I knew the time was around the corner. In August, we were able …
Becoming a Sage: A Conversation with Pat Whitty
Pat Whitty calls himself a Modern Elder Whisperer. The “whisperer” phrase was made popular by the Horse Whisperer who is a person who has a unique understanding of the emotional and psychological needs of horses. Through his own study of health, aging, and his own transition to a Modern Elder, Pat has a unique understanding of the emotional and psychological …
What I Learned from Serena
In August, I had the experience of attending the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. This has been on my husband’s bucket list for a long time. We combined it with visiting our son and family so it was a great trip in every way. We bought tickets months ago and decided to go to the opening night and we might as …
Thrive in Time of Crisis: Drop Your Tools
Crisis brings on change and change requires change within us to not only survive but thrive. It requires a change of mindset and as Dr. Jann Freed asserts, it means changing the way: You do things You view your skills, experience and talents How you apply them Where there’s a crisis there are needs and where there are needs there …