Nonfiction:   I can't stand it anymore, I have to tell you what I'm working on.  I am writing a book based on the same idea as the Archetype site: a guide to help writers get the psychology right in their fiction! The book will have far greater breadth than the site, and go into much ...

Holiday plans are getting a bit clearer. I talked about it in my own therapy this morning, and Chris said that actually she wasn't planning to work that week either. So we'd have a break from therapy anyway. Which means I now have an uninterrupted week to run free around the UK! :^) I'm planning to ...

Today, Cranky Middle Manager Wayne Turmel talks to one of the great voices in leadership studies, Frances Hesselbein about leadership, Peter Drucker and her new book, The Organization of the Future 2. Oh and sorry about the size of the file, don’t know what’s going on with that….. ...

10 rounds with a heavy bell! 5/5 kettlebell snatches 5/5 kettlebell push presses  5/5 one arm racked kettlebell front squats or split squats  10 pull ups or 5/5 one arm rows  10 knees to chest  We will be taking our kettlebell freak show to  North Jersey! Go here to get...

The Importance of the Non-Techie or How I Learned to Stop Pulling Out My Hair and Love my Luddite by: Mick Jacobsen My wife mocks Twitter thoroughly, “You don’t even know these people,” she repeats. She thinks Facebook/MySpace is weird. She considers online gaming to be silly.  Sh...

WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) Special Olympics announced today a new youth-lead effort -- Spread the Word to End the Word - 3.31.09, encouraging people nationwide to pledge to stop using the derogatory word "retard." The day will be devoted to educating and raising awareness about individuals with in...

Good morning all, With the NJDOE and just about every other state department of education talking about the importance of globally connected (aka ‘flattened’) classrooms, many districts are trying to figure out exactly what that means and how to get there. Let’s face it: our time i...

…social networking sites and social media including FaceBook, Linkedin, and Twitter for cancer, heart attacks, lupus, dementia and more? As a sales performance specialist, author, speaker, and someone who loves connecting people; I’m one of the biggest proponents of networking and social...

I thought I’d give a quick update on this winters training. First a little background, for some years I raced bicycles (road). Two winters ago, I didn’t train very well during the off season with conflicts including family matters, work (business trips for example), and (uhm) time spent ...

Say what you want about A-Rod's cheating, sensitivity, obsession with the Jeet, choice of company, or taste in women, but I'll be damned if anyone derides his dedication to the game. Just hours after undergoing an 80-minute procedure to fix his torn labrum and repair his hip cyst (delicious!), A-Rod...