by Melissa Dinwiddie | Jul 20, 2023 | Articles, Culture, Strategy, Team Development
I won’t lie, coming back to work after a week at music camp is not easy. Even for someone like me, who actually loves my job! But getting to focus 100% on making music for a week for the pure joy of it? Heaven… 🤩 One of the classes I took at music...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Apr 16, 2023 | Articles, Leadership, Strategy, Team Development
“The bus leaves at 7:00 AM,” she said. “I’ll be there!” I beamed back, but internally I was grimacing. The gears were spinning, calculating how early that meant I was going to have to wake up. To be clear, I’m normally awake...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Apr 6, 2023 | Articles, Leadership, Strategy, Team Development
It’s Passover again, the time of year when Jews around the world gather around dinner tables to tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt. The Passover Seder is rich with meaning, from the matzoh (bread baked in such haste that there was no time for it to...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Apr 3, 2023 | Articles, Leadership, Strategy, Team Development
“You’re a fantastic bass player!” he said. In truth, I’m an advanced beginner, at best. But I’ve been rehearsing with the pop-up band that my synagogue assembled for the Grateful Dead Shabbat Service at the end of this month, and it...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Sep 8, 2022 | Articles, Innovation, Strategy, Virtual Facilitation
Jenny couldn’t understand why she couldn’t get any interest in her work. She was at yet another conference, talking to Ashanti, a writer for the local paper, as well as a well-known podcaster. Now was Jenny’s chance to get a story about her...
by Melissa Dinwiddie | Aug 24, 2022 | Articles, Strategy, Virtual Facilitation
“My presentations need a little refreshing,” said Geoff. “If I’m bored, I can only imagine that my clients must be, too!” We were on a 15-minute Clarity Call, a quick phone chat where I rapid-fire a bunch of questions to see if and how...