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In the world of work, how do we define ourselves by who we are along with what we do ? This episode shares insights from five summer reads about being nice, doing it all, living as a multi-hyphenate, feeling like you are enough, and "careering" hard. Featured writing includes: The Myth of the Nice Girl , by Fran Hauser Darling, You Can't Do Both , by Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk The...

In this episode we are acknowledging the sound of American Independence with a twist.  This July 4 marked 250 years since the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence in the United States of America.   One day before this official anniversary, Madonna released a new album that is built on the concept of freedom from tyranny too, only hers plays out on the dancef...

The Statue of Liberty is one of the world’s greatest icons, appearing in countless movies, photographs, souvenirs and comics.  It’s easy to feel like she has always been there, towering over New York Harbour.  Yet Liberty is a relatively modern construction, built by French ideas and manufacturing ingenuity.   The story of her construction offers a lot to consider about innovation, determination a...

This is the first episode in a new series all about the connection between Art and Work.   Creative and corporate energy don’t always fit together naturally, and that's the tension we explore. In this episode we walk through Amy Whitaker's Art Thinking , a masterclass on what organizations and individuals can learn from the lessons of creative, fine art practice. Whitaker holds an MFA an...

This is the second episode in our series about the relationship between Art and Work.   Our time machine is set for 1952, when symphonic orchestras were very strong cultural institutions.  In the lines of score and turning pages and pit lights and flicking batons are lots of lessons for leadership. We’re going to the philharmonic hall to learn about Team, Range, Mission and Rest: these are the les...

This is the third episode in our series about the relationship between Art and Work.   We’re rediscovering Hilma af Klint, a Swedish painter and visionary who is now widely acknowledged as the world’s first modern abstract artist.   Af Klint once wrote, “I am an atom in the universe that has access to infinite possibilities...and it is these possibilities I want, gradually, to reveal.”   Her story...

This is the fourth and final episode in our series about the relationship between Art and Work.   We’re going back in time to 1972, learning how to SEE with John Berger.  His four-part BBC series called Ways of Seeing challenged the art history establishment and still today is a classic with relevance for our own image-saturated times. Through the power of looking, noticing and thinking about what...