Category Archives: Relationship

(Issue #587) Serendipity, Beshert, and The Red Thread

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Steve Piscitelli

Does serendipity lead to destiny or create destiny? In April of 2017, I delivered a keynote address in Caesar’s Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. My topic: Purposeful Collaboration in the Workplace. One of the examples I shared with the … Continue reading →

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(#425) A Community of Mentors for Music, Hope, and Rainbows

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Neighbors entertaining neighbors while enjoying the company of other neighbors. Research tells us that “hope” requires three ingredients: Goals + Pathways + Agency. Our goal—a rainbow that attracts and draws our attention—must be valuable to us and/or our community.  A … Continue reading →

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(#424) Connections

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

“Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery.” – Erma Bombeck – Random thoughts about the power of connections. On those times when we take chances, when we risk stepping outside of … Continue reading →

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(#418) Helping A Village Find Its Voice

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Listen and respect one another. Find your voice. Use your voice. Pursue your rainbows.  We have heard that the village raises up a child.  What do we do, however, if the village has inadequate infrastructure, health disparities, high crime and poverty, … Continue reading →

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(#392) He Made Me A Better Version Of Myself

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Charles, thank you for being there for so many of us. Thank you for reminding us of the importance of humility, hard work, personal fortitude, paying attention, listening, and mostly, being human. You made me a better version of myself. … Continue reading →

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(#384) Without Relationships What Do You Have?

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

These bureaucrats failed to establish a basic, meaningful, and respectful relationship with us. My latest appearance on The Morning Show (TV 4) in Jacksonville, FL explored a strategy to examine life goals: The Second R.E.A.D. The video of the week clip below … Continue reading →

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(#377) Your Future Self

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

These strategies can help students (and, after all, aren’t we all students?) stay the course, continue their journey, and enjoy growth and resilience. Last week, on a local TV morning show, I shared strategies to help college students adjust to … Continue reading →

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(#375) Capacities for Community Growth and Resilience

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

A community needs to be vigilant; to continuously deepen and develop capacities for sharing, cooperating, and growing. Last week, we looked at the broad topic of community—factors that define, foster, and hinder it. Let’s drill down a bit. Have you … Continue reading →

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(#359) Collisions and Serendipity

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

If managers across the company landscape remain insular, they can end up repeating redundant routines and retreating behind territorial barriers. “Collisions” represent opportunities. Visionary Tony Hsieh believes we need to “maximize collisions to accelerate serendipity.” That is, we need to … Continue reading →

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(#352) When Islands Protect And Support

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.”—Teddy Roosevelt Two stories. One lesson. This past week, Laurie (my bride) … Continue reading →

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