The post summarized why it may be important, best practices, and a few nonprofit examples.       One of my blog readers, Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director for the  Deschutes Land Trust pointed me to Nature Conservancy’s Instagram contest , an image scavenger hunt. Encourages social content creation from network. Snap, Tag, and Share. MORE >>

It is adopting the stances associated with confidence, power and achievement — chest lifted, head held high, arms either up or propped on the hips. Cuddy wondered—could adopting these postures change a person’s internal state and make them feel more powerful? What, you ask, is power posing? Want to know more? MORE >>

Don’t let the discomfort of the learning curve for new technology tools get in the way of adopting social media or mobile tools as a personal and organizational leadership tool for your organization. Examples include when I read the papers, on the train on the way to work or back home, waiting for a meeting, on line while buying lunch, etc. MORE >>

According to an article on Creativity Online , Nikki and Jill had agreed to participate in the film because they wanted to set a positive example for families struggling to come to terms with their gay children. Nikki’s adoption of Adler becomes final on April 17 th. The meeting with the social worker did not begin warmly. MORE >>

He avoided rituals that would have conflicted with church doctrine; for example, he skipped the prayers declaring Mohammed to be G-d’s prophet. For example, as I understand it, Jews are forbidden from kneeling while praying, and thus could not perform the five daily prayers the Muslim way, for ritual has meaning. Peter King. MORE >>