One Bad Task
I am a procrastinator. It’s been true since I was a kid. In eight grade, I remember being up till midnight, a time I thought was truly...
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Ann Wiesner
Jun 17, 20226 min read
Doing Hiring Differently
I was recently charged with hiring staff for a client who gave me free rein to create the hiring process from start to finish. I’ve...
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Ann Wiesner
Aug 11, 20212 min read
Who is Robert and Why is He Still Making The Rules?
It's time to wish Robert and his Rules a fond but firm farewell. In 1876---1876--U.S. Army Brigadier General Henry Martyn Robert--sorry...
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Ann Wiesner
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Stretch Towards the Sun
It is nearly 70 degrees in Minnesota today; the wind is gusting and the sun is shining. The earth is still damp and cold on my bare...
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Ann Wiesner
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Top Five Times To Hire or Not To Hire a Consultant
I've been a consultant for 20 years, and in that time, I've learned a lot about what's great consulting and what's not, when consultants...
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Ann Wiesner
Dec 27, 20203 min read
To Do Things Differently.....
When I was trying to quit smoking, I used all the tricks in the book: Delay your first cigarette; drop one "usual" cigarette for a week,...
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Ann Wiesner
Oct 13, 20203 min read
What does transformation look like?
I recently spent an autumn morning taking in the fall colors and letting my mind wander--luxuries these days. I was thinking about what...
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Ann Wiesner
Aug 25, 20203 min read
Crucible Moments
cru·ci·ble | \ ˈkrü-sə-bəl \ Definition of crucible 1: a vessel of a very refractory material (such as porcelain) used for melting...
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Ann Wiesner
Jul 20, 20203 min read
Listening
The world these days is not quiet. For weeks I have not felt that I have anything to say that is helpful, or wise, or insightful. I...
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Ann Wiesner
May 20, 20203 min read
Take-a-Middles
Understanding our reality and imagining a future will help us build it well.
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Ann Wiesner
May 5, 20201 min read
Trees just bein' trees
Seems like all we talk about anymore is COVID. It's exhausting, and yet, so difficult to talk about anything else. In today's blog, I'm...
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Ann Wiesner
Apr 21, 20202 min read
What do we do now?
My daughter's words of encouragement to the neighbors on their many, many walks during quarantine All of us are navigating a situation...
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Ann Wiesner
Mar 24, 20202 min read
Guest Blog: Our Better Angels
This week's blog comes from my dear friend Paula Fynboh--a gold-standard strategic organizer and one of the most thoughtful,...
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Ann Wiesner
Mar 13, 20203 min read
Guess What This Post is About
https://nypost.com/2020/03/13/italians-sing-in-solidarity-out-of-windows-amid-coronavirus-isolation/ The evening is quiet and the streets...
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Ann Wiesner
Mar 3, 20202 min read
Super Tuesday: Breathe and Push
Today is Super Tuesday, the day that voters in 14 states will cast their vote for their party's presidential nominee. My social media...
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Ann Wiesner
Feb 19, 20202 min read
When you know better, do better.
“If I believe that only bad people are racist, I will feel hurt, offended, and shamed when an unaware racist assumption of mine is...
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Ann Wiesner
Feb 6, 20203 min read
Taking the Long View in Uncertain Times
So much of the work that my clients do is difficult. They are working to end human rights abuses, put a stop to violent policing of...
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Ann Wiesner
Jan 29, 20202 min read
Radical Hope
My son and his grandma at Cocoa Beach, FL I've been thinking alot about hope. What it is, why it matters, how to find some. We are...
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Ann Wiesner
Jan 16, 20202 min read
Hope Like a Dog
It's a new year, a time when individuals and organizations are looking ahead to discern what they want to do differently that will bring...
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Ann Wiesner
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Checking the Engagement Box
An article caught my eye recently (The Milwaukee Independent: A "perfect failure" allowed a few white activists to stop a $60M project...
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