Most of us have a license to drive vehicles. Virtually ALL vehicles have a transmission. What is a transmission (in simple terms)? It's the part of the vehicle that takes the power generated from the engine and transfers that power to the wheels. Only then does...
Thought Leaders
LeaderShift
The best leaders I know pull a "switch" on the usual and customary conceptions of how leaders normally approach their work. They shift their behavior in some interesting "contradictory" ways: They seek to serve more than to be served. They purposefully listen more...
ExpertFog
It is difficult to read an article these days that does not quote an "expert" or state something along the lines of "experts say." Experts have never been in short supply, and they have always disagreed. Always will. As one of my favorite mentors says, "Everyone has...
ReBeginAgain
Life seems to have never moved so quickly. Our attention spans seem shorter, the news cycles are quicker, the information portals to which we have access spin like tops, our work tools appear to be on steroids. Good or bad or both, this warp-speed life is the reality...
ButDeath
Jake, our 90+ year old ranching neighbor, made the following observation several years ago while visiting with us on the country lane that separates our properties: "If you can't find something wrong, you ain't lookin' very hard." True, and instructive. On the ranch,...
LeaderProgression
Anderson and Adams (2015) argue that leaders develop -- IF they develop -- through a well-defined sequence: Egocentric Leadership >> Reactive Leadership >> Creative Leadership >> Integral Leadership >> Unitive Leadership The good and bad news...
InflectionDirection
I learned the calculus concept known as inflection points while studying to be a math teacher (many years ago). Inflection points are those at which the trajectory of a curve changes directions. Our lives also experience inflection points -- points at which the...
SelfDefinition
Lots of competing forces seek to define us. IF we succumb to that legion of definitions imposed on us by others, we are tossed around as a cork on a stormy sea. It is well worth the effort to define ourselves. And to revisit that self definition often. The late Dr....
Weed Mitigation
Our best team members -- regardless of skills, intelligence, or motivations -- often end up in the weeds (or headed that way). The best leaders I know are masters at Weed Mitigation. What do those wise leaders do to help us all stay out of the weeds? Here are some...
Making Thinking Visible
I recently read The Power of Making Thinking Visible: Practices to Engage and Empower All Learners by Ron Ritchhart and Mark Church (2020). This book is a follow-up to one printed about 10 years prior by Ritchhart, et al. The authors assert that Making Thinking...
