by Beckie Manley | Feb 11, 2016 | From the CEO, People + things that inspire us
*Image from http://www.arkprojectnow.com/ from TODAY I just loved the article by David Brooks in the New York Times this morning called “The Moral Bucket List.” It instantly grabbed my attention and my heart because as one human being to another, I watch...
by Beckie Manley | Feb 3, 2016 | Fierce Strategy + Creative, From the CEO, People + things that inspire us
*Image is one of Maurice Sendak’s vintage posters celebrating the job of reading, featured in Maria Popova’s post. Now Reading | BrainPickings.org One of my favorite sources of inspiration comes from Maria Popova who writes brainpickings.org. She started...
by Beckie Manley | Jan 18, 2016 | Fierce Strategy + Creative, From the CEO, People + things that inspire us
*Image from Pintrest Today I took some time to listen to the TED talk by Robert Waldinger on what makes a good life. He pulls his three main lessons from one of the longest running studies on happiness that was started back at Harvard over 75 years ago. The Harvard...
by Beckie Manley | Jan 13, 2016 | Fierce Excerpts, Fierce Strategy + Creative, People + things that inspire us
*Image from Kraft. Now Reading | The Science of Craving by Amy Fleming Amy Fleming attended the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting where Dr. Kent Berridge, of the University of Michigan, presented his pioneering research into pleasure and desire. Her...
by Beckie Manley | Oct 1, 2015 | Communication, Company Culture, Fierce Excerpts, People + things that inspire us
Now Reading | Community: The Structure of Belonging. One of our Fierce friends, Jack Burgess, posted this yesterday from the book titled Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block. I loved the sentiment about leadership and wanted to share it here: The shift...
by Beckie Manley | Sep 21, 2015 | Fierce Strategy + Creative, People + things that inspire us, Science, Research + Technology, Storytelling
*Image by Dalton Rooney. Have you ever heard of Story Corps.? It’s pretty darn cool. I just discovered it today thanks to TED Radio Hour, a new infatuation. StoryCorps’ mission is to provide people of all background and beliefs with the opportunity to...