How Inner and Outer Worlds Impact Leadership – Winning at the Edge of Thought: Pragmatic Philosophical Dialogues
There is an inner and an outer world. Your inner world is composed of your thoughts, feelings, wants, and emotions. This inner landscape provides us with one type of information. The outer […]
Continue readingTo Get What I Really Want I Must Change – Winning at the Edge of Thought: Pragmatic Philosophical Dialogues
My last blog post in this series discussed my conversations with noted philosopher and author Peter Koestenbaum about Irvin D. Yalom’s quote, “Only I can change the world I created.” Thanks to […]
Continue readingOnly I Can Change the World I Created – Winning at the Edge of Thought: Pragmatic Philosophical Dialogues
For the past twenty years I have worked off and on with Peter Koestenbaum (pib.net). Peter is a noted philosopher, author, and educator whose goal in life is to integrate philosophy in […]
Continue readingLEADx Interview
Dick had the pleasure of chatting with Kevin Kruse on The LEADx Show about how best to end meetings. > PODCAST > READ AT FORBES
Continue readingAxelrods Published in Academy of Management Review
Dick and Emily are honored to have one of their recent articles published in the esteemed Academy of Management Review. The article is titled The Scholar-Practitioner Mindset: How Texts and Experience Influence […]
Continue readingA Conversation With Rick Maurer about The Meeting Canoe
Dick Axelrod talks with Rick Maurer, host of The Energy Bar Podcast, about the merits of The Meeting Canoe.
Continue readingNew Video Course from Dick and Emily Axelrod
In as little as five minutes, get answers to your most vexing meeting problems. Take this course by yourself–or better yet take it with your team–and walk away with new ways to […]
Continue readingStuck in Your Car for a Long Commute?
Let’s Stop Meeting Like This: Tools to Save Time and Get More Done is now available as an audio CD. Read by Wes Bleed, former news anchor for WGN Radio in Chicago, […]
Continue readingReject the Hype and Fix Your Bad Meetings
by Elise Keith of Lucid Meetings > If usable meeting know-how is a problem in your organization, follow these practical steps to go beyond the basics and learn what works for the […]
Continue readingLet’s Stop Meeting Like This
The holiday season is a time for coming together and connecting with friends and family. Just as connection enhances our lives personally, it also enables us to work together professionally. Meetings offer […]
Continue readingAre Your Meetings Smart Meetings?
Just as a SMART phone does more than make phone calls, a SMART Meeting does more than start and end on time. SMART meetings: Increase collaboration Resolve critical business issues Spark creativity […]
Continue readingFour Causes of Unproductive Meetings and What to Do about Them
1. Unclear Purpose Meeting participants are unclear about the purpose of the meeting or what they want to accomplish. Before holding a meeting, ask yourself what you want to be different for […]
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