How many working days in a row have we obsessed about the market?  Raise your hand if you've checked the Dow at least 4 times a day.  Raise your hand if you've checked on customer experience 4 times in the same period.  If you've done more of the first than the second, you are letting …

Being a little less eco-nasty is not good enough. Your company needs to do something good. Every day, I talk to business people about the importance of being thoughtful about people, communities and the environment.  In other words, it is not a single idea: It is a thousand little ideas that design or redesign how …

As mentioned last week, I'm giving a breakfast talk at 8am in LA tomorrow.   I'm speaking on behalf of Fedex Office and American Express at a business breakfast designed to give solid ideas on social innovations and how to make a difference at work.  My key subject will be "How to find Green Green …

If you've been wanting to come to one of my live talks, you have two excellent opportunities to do it in the near future. On October 7th at 8am, I'll give a talk to small business owners in Los Angeles courtesy of Fedex Office and American Express. On October 15th at 8am, the Grassroots Breakfast …

I was on the Bob Rivers Show in Seattle this morning. Bob is a great guy, and his crew supports World Vision (a leading charity to assist children in Africa).  So far, his station has raised well over a million bucks and helped thousands of kids get clean water and new schools in Africa. More …

Here's an excerpt from my new book, Saving The World At Work.  Every day at work, you are surrounded by waste that could be easily converted into social nutrition for your community. Have you ever counted all the broken or outdated computers, monitors, printers, phones, desks, and chairs gathering dust?     Many innovators are turning their …

I’m excited to tell you about some recent media work I’ve been doing to promote Saving The World at Work.   I’m living out of a suitcase these days, doing my beat to spread the word about the book.   Please check out the interviews, and tell five of your friends about the book.  Together, …

Today is my national radio tour.  Here's where you can find me (all times Eastern) 7:35am – St Louis – KLPW-AM 8:30am – National – "Something You Should Know" with Mike Carruthers8:45am – Dallas – KDMX-FM, The Morning Mix9:10am – LA and national – AM Show with Horn, Hunter and Roberts9:20am – Minneapolis – KTOE-AM9:40am …

Last week, I was in Washington DC and had a chance to talk with some folks from the EPA about the ‘Hummers’ in corporate America.  One of their pet peeves is corporate meetings.  Frequently, corporate meetings are held in remote locations that require mega travel by attendees.  Truck loads of paper and a mountain of …

Here are a few really cool public talks I'm doing, where you can buy tickets and attend: Weds Sept 24 CHICAGO at the Motivation Show $80, includes lunch.  (Register here, select lunchtime keynote only) Thurs Oct 2 VANCOUVER breakfast lecture at the Vancouver Board of Trade (register here) Friday Oct 10 ATLANTA morning keynote at …