My fun and busy Saturday (Shoreline Parade and Festival, Taproot Theatre curtain speech and Act I of Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming, a dinner party at a friends house) ended with the whole family headed to the movies, a rare, but always memorable experience. Julie & Julia, Nora Ephron's film about Julia Child, had to …
Late Summer Yielding
Today is moving day. A couple of boxes of books, files to fill up a small two-drawer cabinet, and a couple of lamps. This morning I'll go grab a shelf or two to put high on the wall; bookcases will take up too much floor space. I'd like the room to look a bit like …
Ruts and Horizons: The Demand for Change – Gary Hamel at the Summit
How fast is your organization changing? And are they willing to change fast enough and dramatically enough to keep up with a world that is changing with exponential speed? "Are you changing as fast as the world is changing?" - Gary Hamel This was the essential question Gary Hamel (one of the most influential business …
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The Irreducible Core – Tony Blair at the Summit
One of my next projects involves some intensive research on the character of Robert E. Lee, General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Yesterday, as I was reading about Lee's character and personality, of his sense of strength, duty, and personal belief, I was reminded of how Tony Blair had challenged us at …
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Bono at the Summit
Friday was fantastic, easily the best day of a Willow Creek Leadership Summit that I've experienced. The morning began with an effervescent Dave Gibbons describing "3rd Culture" leadership, ran through a re-imagining of Africa's story let by Andrew Rugasira, continued with Compassion International CEO Wess Stafford's emotionally powerful plea on behalf of the children of …
JEFF BERRYMAN 