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Lakers, North Stars and…Vikings? Oh my!
08 February 2012 7:43 AM | 3 CommentsThe chatter is getting noisier. They are going to raise our taxes! That RICH guy is going to get richer! Our public schools don’t get any money – but that dumb team does! I don’t care – let the team leave! However, Minnesota history indicates...
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Your help is needed to close one hole in Minnesota safety net
06 February 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsYou may have read about Charles Van Heuveln in Jon Tevlin’s Star Tribune column a few weeks ago. A good program that benefits people with disabilities — Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) — has a loop hole in it. A hole that...
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Theater of Public Policy
02 February 2012 12:19 PM | No CommentsPolitical satire and improvisational theater have a long history in the Twin Cities thanks in part to Dudley Riggs. Huge Improv Theater on 30th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis is adding a new chapter to this legacy with the Theater of Public Policy. In partnership...
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Bunko Busting Book Club
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsThis past month, I participated in a small group that set out to improve our own dialog around Diversity and Inclusion. As a part of the discussion, we took a page out of the One Minneapolis One Read playbook and we read The Grace of... -
What Galvanizes a Community….a Redbird?
Posted on October 30, 2011 | 1 CommentThis weekend, the St Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers to win the World Series. The confetti and fireworks filled the Friday night sky as the redbird faithful jumped up and down in celebration. The improbable comeback marked the 11th World Series title by the... -
How do you build Community?
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No Comments“After this week, it’s pretty much over.” This was not a prediction based on the Mayan calendar or impending Armageddon, but rather a Minnesota-mom discussing the forecast for the week. The weather for the week looks amazing. And, it is nearly October. It is, indeed,... -
Best Places to Work – All About Trust
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsOn Thursday, August 18, the Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal will be hosting its annual “Best Places to Work” luncheon. During the program, 55 local organizations will be highlighted for putting people on the same pedestal with profits. Sounds cool as an employer and an employee,... -
Cake Eaters Building a House?
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No Comments21 years ago, I asked my high school classmates to vote for me. At an alarming 51% approval, I won what seemed to be the prize of Senior Class President. What I wasn’t aware of– was the role in planning reunions that would chase me... -
Home Sweet Home
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsWhat started as an innocuous email sent to three or four neighbors turned into a thunderous appearance by nearly 20 people this past weekend. How did it happen? Why and what exactly got so many people to leave work early and answer a neighbors call?... -
Time flies when you’re in the flow
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsAbout ten years ago, I was teamed with another internal organization development consultant to make a performance management tool. You know performance management, the annual process that determines whether your impact exceeded expectations, just met those expectations or whether you need improvement. My co-chair was... -
Don’t Move My Cheese
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 3 CommentsThis week our neighborhood coop is closing its doors and moving. This is not a seismic shift in the grocery game, but it is fairly significant change to our neighborhood. The quick walk to get a gallon of milk or the one final ingredient to... -
Tipping the Scale: Value v Values, 2010
Posted on August 17, 2010 | 1 CommentIn most situations, we buy on value. The drive for a good deal is at least a mild motivator for most. If you could get the proprietor to drop 10% off the price, you would feel even better, right? That’s how my mind works. The... -
Banquet Chicken and Looking Backwards
Posted on June 2, 2010 | No CommentsI’m an extrovert. I get energy by being around others and enjoy most every chance I get to meet new people. If given the choice, I would stay late at every party and never run out of things to talk about or people to meet....
