It’s been an interesting couple of months. And it is why I’ve been quiet. Because of the flow of life. It started with a very unexpected event and hard fall in early August while walking the dogs. I’ll spare you the painful, bloody, road rash-filled details. But I had zero energy those first two weeks. […]
The Difference Between Fighting the Current and Flowing With It
I’ve been thinking about the difference between effort and resistance lately. Not because I was on a river, but because I realized how often you create your own upstream battles— using force to pursue something that isn’t aligned with who you are. Sometimes the misalignment is a small detour, other times, it’s not your path, […]
The Leadership Advantage of Not Fitting In
I’ve been a Dave Letterman fan for years. Not because he fit the late-night mold, quite the opposite. When people think of great leaders, they often picture confidence, charisma, and certainty. Meanwhile Dave often referred to himself as a “goon.” What they rarely picture is a lanky, awkward television host who regularly made himself the […]
The Quiet Courage of Katharine Graham
Katharine Graham once wrote that she spent much of her life feeling “passive,” uncertain, and hesitant to trust her own judgment. Hardly the description most people would expect from the woman who led The Washington Post through the Pentagon Papers and Watergate—two of the most consequential moments in American journalism history. But this is exactly […]
Calm Is a Leadership Performance Strategy
Phil Jackson didn’t just coach basketball. He coached human beings and built culture. During Phil’s legendary run with the Chicago Bulls, Jackson led some of the most talented, and volatile, personalities in professional sports. Michael Jordan’s intensity, Scottie Pippen’s quiet leadership and Dennis Rodman’s impulsiveness. It could have become a course in collision of egos. […]
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