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Bio and Interests: Seanan Forbes

Seanan Forbes — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:03:39 -0400

I am an internationally published writer and journalist specializing in food, travel, fitness, and artisanal producers and craftspeople.

In the year since I went freelance, my work has appeared in the New York Post, MyMidwest (the in-flight magazine of Midwest Airlines), City Scoops, Oxygen Magazine and Running Times. Upcoming work is slated to run in Meatpaper and Gastronomica.

New York's annual Fringe Festival Turns the Spotlight on Independent Theater

Laura Palotie — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:53:30 -0400

Off-Off Broadway is the perpetual underdog of New York's arts scene, but to a non-theater aficionado, exploring the wide-spanning thespian scene beyond Broadway can easily feel intimidating--like sitting away from the hipster kids' table. Indie theater projects are seemingly everywhere, from obscure black box theaters to restaurant back rooms and neighborhood parks, but how should an unfamiliar audience member distinguish between a low-budget gem and a failed vanity project?

Mangled Words

Rochelle Mucha — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:48:44 -0400

When you look in the mirror, see glass

Rochelle Mucha — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:44:52 -0400

Rehearsal Can Make For More Effective Leadership

Rochelle Mucha — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:28:46 -0400

One of the great prevailing myths in the workplace is that our time is actually planned. In truth, our day is a series of interruptions and surprises. The best-laid plans give way to spontaneous conversations, debate, and decision-making. Unanticipated external influences demand adaptation. Simply, we are improvising much more than most of us realize.

Reframing Authenticity

Rochelle Mucha — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:24:20 -0400

Authenticity is a popular topic amongst leadership pundits. Unfortunately, much of the dialogue has been misleading, absent the critical conversation on role and characterization appropriateness. To be authentic, is not just to be who you are, flaws and all, flaunting ‘self’ regardless of circumstance. Rather, it is about clarity of intention, and drawing on oneself to deliver on that intention.

Inner Work of Leadership

Rochelle Mucha — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:22:35 -0400

The ‘when’ and the ‘what’ of leadership

Rochelle Mucha — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:21:25 -0400

‘When’ is different from ‘What’.

‘What’ suggests a thing, an item, an object, something that may easily be defined, observed, measured. ‘When’ suggests a time, an experience, a feeling. Whereas ‘what’ may be short-lived, ‘when’ is ongoing.

Reclaiming the Power of our Senses

Rochelle Mucha — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:19:59 -0400

Learning form Artists: Listening

Rochelle Mucha — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:17:38 -0400