Mindfulness

By Dean Whittaker For the past year I have been meditating using an iPhone App called Headspace. It is an effort on my part to find a way to reduce stress and be more present. What I have learned is that it works! It has afforded me an opportunity to be more mindful...

What Would It Take?

By Dean Whittaker What would it take to create a community within which companies would pay a premium to locate rather than seeking incentives to do so? In other words, what would these places need to have and be to compel companies to compete for the privilege to be...

Making Wise Decisions

By Dean Whittaker Every moment, we are confronted with decisions to make. They can be simple, such as how to spend the moment, or complex, impacting you and those you care about. One of my learnings this month came from a lecture series by Andy Stanley called Just Ask...

The Future Sees You

By Dean Whittaker While attending the IAMC conference in Pinehurst, NC, I heard Mike Walsh’s presentation on the future of work. He discussed the vast number of millennials joining the workforce and how they are significantly different from previous generations...