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My latest research paper!
Below is the introduction to my latest research paper, “Coaching for Personal Innovation: The Role of Intuition.” I am publishing this paper as the last requirement for the International Coach Federation’s Certified Professional Coach Program. I am going to graduate in just a couple of months! Yippee!! Time to celebrate! Innovation has become essential to…
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and a Four-Year-Old: Lessons for Leadership and Life
Last week while I was in the shower, my four-year-old daughter, Raquel, walked into the bathroom and asked me an interesting question. “Mom, why doesn’t anyone like Rudolph’s shiny red nose?” My daughter was supposed to be in bed sleeping. I am 99% sure she was lying in bed reflecting on her day. Many nights…
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Promoting Science-Based Innovation Businesses in Agriculture and Natural Resources
This may be a great webinar (and potential business) opportunity for many of you out there….. Go Wild! -Dr. Connie Promoting Science-Based Innovation Businesses in Agriculture and Natural Resources Rob Griesbach, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Transfer Rob Rosenbaum, President of the Maryland Technology Development Corp (TEDCO) Renée Wagner, Midwest Area Technology Transfer Coordinator USDA,…
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Reminder: It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week!
A reminder from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and kudos to all of you current and aspiring entrepreneurs!! Keep Going Wild! -Dr. Connie Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 Kicks Off in 123 Countries Engaging More Than 10 Million Current and Aspiring Entrepreneurs Worldwide 25,000 Partner Organizations Play Host to 40,000 Events, Activities, and CompetitionsAcross the U.S., 1,400…
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Thank You Veterans!!!
I just love Veteran’s Day! What a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the folks who protect our freedom to decide and to choose what we want to do every single day!! Make sure to thank the Veterans in your life today-and their families too! I really love this quote from Helen Keller. It underscores the ability…
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The Increasing World Population: A Call for Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation
So sorry it has been such a long time since my last post. My new responsibility of hosting a television show called Market Journal here at UNL has kept me crazy busy! I did want to share an article I recently submitted to be published in UNL’s Cornhusker Economics publication. The article itself is below.…
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NY Times: The Land of Milk and Honey
Boot HK is an incubator for Internet start-ups and was recently held in Hong Kong. Entrepreneurship is huge in China…for everyone, everywhere! The Times article mentions a guy from Nebraska who wants to create a social networking site for industrial manufacturing companies. I wonder who it is? Let me know who you are or if…
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Rest in Peace Steve Jobs!
Thanks for pursuing your passion and intuition Mr. Jobs. You are a true inspiration! We can all learn from Steve Jobs. Check out is advice on TED…use your heart and intuition-truly love what you do! In his words, “don’t settle.” And, live everyday as if it were your last!! Steve Jobs: How to live before…
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Market Journal Gets New Host!
A new day is dawning in my career! The official University of Nebraska-Lincoln press release is out for my new gig as the host of Market Journal! It is posted below. A big thanks to Dan Moser from IANR News Service for the awesome write up and marketing help! Looking forward to having you all…
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Coaching Power Tool: Success vs. Failure
My latest Coaching Power Tool: Success vs Failure is ready for use by coaches or people interested in self-coaching! It can be downloaded as a pdf via the University’s Kimmel Education and Research Center’s Digital Commons site (http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/kimmelfacpub/15/). To give you a little glimpse of this power tool, I have included a snippet below: Thirty…
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