by Linda Hoopes | Jun 1, 2011 | Blog
My sister Barbara, a management science/operations management professor, recommended this book. Onto my Kindle it went, and I read it on a recent business trip. Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto. Metropolitan Books, 2009. When I first heard the title, I thought,...
by Linda Hoopes | May 30, 2011 | Blog
Many people are dissatisfied with where they are in their lives, but, when asked what it is they want instead, have a hard time articulating a response. The art of creating a clear vision is an important one. When someone comes to me for my advice on life, career,...
by Linda Hoopes | May 26, 2011 | Blog
Every now and then so many things show up in a particular area of my life that it’s hard not to notice a theme. Recently it’s been the resilience characteristic of Flexible: Social, which describes how resilient people are able to effectively draw on...
by Linda Hoopes | Apr 1, 2011 | Blog
When an athlete works to build strength, small tears in the muscles result from the strain. As these heal, the muscles become larger and stronger. Clark Aldrich, an expert in the design of simulation-based learning, deliberately designs “frustration...
by Linda Hoopes | Jan 31, 2011 | Blog
What is resilience? Based on a great deal of research and observation of people going through change, we have identified a set of characteristics that help people use their adaptation energy more effectively. Think of these characteristics as “change muscles.” We...
