If you gather with your team whatsoever, if you haven’t used this book, you should start right now. Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers It really is just that, an amazing PLAY book. It is full of fun ways to help you communicate better, break down barriers and brainstorm new ideas. I’ve been gathering and working with teams for many, many years. Finding this book in 2010 opened my eyes to the many innovative ways to get your team from point

THREE NEW DATES TO TAKE ACTION Saturday, 4/20 Friday, 6/7 - Collaboration with Council of Visionary Business Builders Founder, Michael Knouse Friday, 9/20 I’m calling the next few months the season of action. Yep, it’s time to stop belly button gazing and start really getting some traction on your most important projects. It doesn’t matter what you are working on. It matters that you give yourself the time and space to show up, do your best work and check things off your to d

I’ve been a project and event manager for most of my career. Even when that wasn’t my title. I have always found myself shepherding teams and individuals in some way, shape or form toward doing their best work. Over those years I’ve found some various tools for keeping myself and my teams on track. Here are a few of my favorites. Kanban - or what I call my Take Action Worksheet - I’ve adapted this tool based on a Kanban board. The underlying Kanban method originated in lean m

I’m so excited to be featured on Chris Guillebeau’s Podcast Side Hustle School. As he says in the episode, I’ve built the place (and it’s awesome), now I need people to know about it. “If you build it, they won’t necessarily come unless you invite them…” It’s kind of surreal to hear your story told by someone as influential as Chris. You can listen to the episode here: https://sidehustleschool.com/episode/788/ Do you have a Side Hustle you're working on? I'd love to hear ab