Author Archives: Michael Gelb

Book Tour Update – Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices

Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices debuts in March.

I hope you can make it to some of the delightful events we have planned. (Please contact Michael if you’d like to organize an event in your city.)

Stay tuned to this page for added events! We’ll be updating it as more programs are scheduled.

Santa [...]

Posted in Thoughts | Comments closed

Creative Reslience: Optimism in the Face of Adversity

Whatever your level of ability, one of the core secrets of high performance is that in all endeavors, periods of decline and stasis are inevitable. The same pattern of ups and downs holds true for attempts to master new information technology systems, developing better presentation skills, learning to speak a new language, improving your [...]

Posted in Thoughts | Comments closed

New Book Debuts in March!

WIne Drinking for Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices debuts in March.

I hope you can make it to some of the delightful events we have planned. (Please contact Michael if you’d like to organize an event in your city.)

Stay tuned to this page for added events! We’ll be updating it as more programs are scheduled.

Santa [...]

Posted in Thoughts | Comments closed

Own The Room!

Need help falling asleep at night? I suggest listening to recordings of presentations given every day at most corporations.

Most business presentations are stunningly boring because speakers are driven by a powerful unconscious motivation: Avoid Embarrassment!

Like the sports team that “plays not to lose” by implementing a “prevent defense,” the average business presentation is organized [...]

Posted in Reviews | Comments closed

Happy New Year: Ignite the Genius Within

A Perfect Book/Multi-Media Experience to Initiate 2010!

In the Spring of 2009 I spoke at the International Conference on Science and Consciousness. One of the benefits of speaking at this remarkable event is the opportunity to attend sessions given by other presenters. I particularly enjoyed the workshops given by Dr. Jean Houston, Dr. Leonard [...]

Posted in Reviews | Comments closed

Recent comments from Michael Gelb’s clients/colleagues:

This autumn has been super busy and very productive. Here are a few notes from folks who attended seminars in the last month or so…

October 13-16 Merck Rahway Lab Leading Innovation Seminar for 28 Scientists

Feedback summary note from Dr. Alison Strack:

Based on an analysis of the survey forms and 1:1 [...]

Posted in Thoughts | Comments closed

Conscious Capitalism Summit 2009!

What happens when you bring together 100 visionary CEOs with world-class thought leaders and transformational catalysts like Jean Houston, Professor Raj Sisodia, Roy Spence, and Deepak Chopra? Inspiration!

The event was characterized by a dynamic spirit of inquiry, (Curiosita’), and the development of collaborative relationships, (Connessione), to help leverage business for the well-being of [...]

Posted in Thoughts | Comments closed

Rebirth of 3 Great Programs!

The Nightingale-Conant Corporation was founded in 1960 based on the notion that: “Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind.”

In the mid-1990s, I recorded three bestselling programs at their Chicago area headquarters. The company went through a number of changes and, over the years, the recordings [...]

Posted in Thoughts | Comments closed

WORKING FOR GOOD

In a capitalist society, business sets the social tone and, ultimately, influences the values and spiritual life of the culture at large, for better or worse. In today’s world, societal development is a function of business and organizational development. As leadership guru Warren Bennis advises: “Because the organization is the primary form of the era, [...]

Posted in Reviews | Comments closed

The Spirit of Leonardo: Seven Steps to Self-Realization from History’s Greatest Genius

Spark Your Own Spiritual Renaissance with the Seven Principles of Leonardo da Vinci

Since the release of How to Think Like Leonardo in 1998, I’ve received many questions about the Maestro’s insights into deeper reality.

I invested a lot of time researching the real “Davinci Code” (which, of course, has nothing do to with the Priory of [...]

Posted in Thoughts | Comments closed