Drowning in the Details
While leading a seminar on managing managers in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, I was struck by a theme that shows up frequently in my work: How easy it is to lose sight of the big picture. Let’s face it, no one shows up to work and thinks, I’m just going to go ahead and get […]
The HELP Factor
by Steve Harper I’m on a deadline with my script for Covert Affairs. First draft is due this Friday, so I’m taking a few minutes out of my writing time to create this article. Getting help is essential in my process. Even with this script, (especially with this script?) I’m loathe to go it alone. I’ve reached out for help at almost every step of the process. Research? I’ve asked several friends, read books, found videos, talked to...
The King’s Speech: A Masculinity Movies Review
No warm bosoms in the Royal Palace The best and most important scenes of “The King’s Speech” feature speech therapist Lionel and king to be Bertie (aka Prince Albert) alone in some form of conversation. One of my most favourite of these scenes arrive after Bertie’s dad King George V has died. Bertie comes to […]
Groceries & Gratitude
Yesterday, Alexander, Miranda and I spent the first part of the afternoon at the grocery store. Grocery shopping with young children (or at least my young children) is generally a frenetic experience. Little hands pull products off of the shelf, little feet push the shopping cart as if they’re operating under the influence, little […]
Pink Floyd As Relationship Experts?
Ok, if you’re not a Pink Floyd fan – and/or haven’t listened to the Dark Side Of The Moon album (it’s been pointed out to me recently, by the way, how badly I’m dating myself by even using the term “album”) – this article may take you a bit more time to get in […]
Finding Stillness: Embarking on a Six Day Zen Retreat
I’ve never done this before: willingly embarked on a multi-day meditation retreat. It has been something the I have wanted to do for seemingly a lifetime now, beginning with boyhood visions of emulating Kwai Chang Caine, the character in the … Continue reading →
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