BandwidthBumping

Author: Nelson Coulter Bandwidth is a term we have come to use with great frequency over the last 20 years.  We typically use it to describe the amount of capacity a system has for delivering/processing digital data. The more bandwidth you have in the system, the more capacity it has to receive, move, and process the digital information at hand. In …

ConsciousLeadership

Author: Nelson Coulter I recently read Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Businessby John Mackey, Steve McIntosh, and Carter Phipps (2020). This was an excellent read, detailing how leaders can approach the work of influencing others from a holistic mindset of improving the future through a triadic focus on environmental, social, and economic stewardship.  JM is the founder of Whole Foods and actively practices/encourages …

ProbecitoSyndrome

Author: Nelson Coulter Dr. Pedro Noguera has coined the phrase “Probecito Syndrome” to describe the view of many toward children raised in non-privileged environments.  Loosely translated, it means “poor baby” syndrome.  It is the assumed inability of those children to achieve academically, based on the environments in which they were raised.  Former President George W. Bush also spoke of this viewpoint as “the …

Uncertainty Leaders

Author: Nelson Coulter Times of uncertainty put a strain on all of us. Times of uncertainty call for exceptional service from those of us in leadership roles (whether we’re parents, teachers, managers, preachers, mentors, board members, executives, coaches, captains,….). How can we best lead in times of uncertainty?  What do others need to hear, see, feelas they rely on us to lead forward? Consider …