by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
There’s a condition that exists for all of us – where we feel like we have all the answers, we are in control, where we’re supremely confident, where the work feels easy. I’m talking about our ‘comfort zone’ and it is at once the most difficult place to reach,...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
It’s an uneasy nagging feeling, there’s just so much content to keep up with. Our inboxes spill over with newsletters (like this, irony), articles, weekly recaps, daily headlines, how-to lists, and the top five best ways to do anything. It’s great, mostly. ...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
There are a couple of really salient moments that stand out to me when I think back to my early days as an organization, change, and leadership consultant. Some of these memories are funny in their innocence and unknowing, like when I thought all travel had to...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” — Confucius Perfect is the enemy of good. According to Wikipedia, Voltaire popularized this little gem sometime in the 18th Century. A colleague passed it on to me early in my career and although I...
by Neill Beurskens | Uncategorized
I get a kick out of hearing people make declarations about themselves being Type A. The most recent account coming from an NPR segment featuring a U.S. athlete competing in an Olympic fencing competition. He lost his qualifying match and afterward declared he was Type...