Thought Leaders

Sometimes we get stuck. The rut seems to grab hold and won’t let go. Getting stuck happens to everyone. Getting unstuck is not rocket science. Try this recipe: Get off the accelerator. Spinning the tires even faster won’t get us out of the rut. Reflect carefully....

Football can serve as a nice metaphor for organizational endeavor. The VISION of the football team is to win games and championships. The MISSION of the offense is to make first downs and score points. The ACTION PLAN of the offense is to effectively...

recently read God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning by Meghan O’Gieblyn (2021). My top takeaways: Science presumes a third person perspective, yet consciousness is a first-person experience. We have yet to understand...

Blessings come our way in a multitude of forms: kindness extended, forgiveness offered, assistance, deference, prayers, time given, a listening and nonjudgmental ear, a simple smile, an encouraging word, ………. the list goes on and on. Most (and some of the most...

Little children, pets, and visionaries often share a similar trait. They see a person, object, or objective of great desire. They accelerate quickly in the direction of that person, object, or objective, gaining unbridled enthusiasm and speed in the pursuit....

Organizations are actually living, breathing organisms. They have health markers, just like us humans. Leaders are in particular need of being able to assess and address organizational un-health. Consider the following graphic conception for viewing, thinking...

As a school principal, and as a school superintendent, and as a teacher of those who aspire to the same, I have often said the following: “School” is a sanctuary of learning. It exists for the sole and sacred purpose of LEARNING. If the leaders of the school —...

Getting better is a tough slog. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about our personal “state” or that of our organization. Why? Because getting better always means a change in the current state. Change is hard even if we agree that it’s needed. It’s particularly hard...

No, there’s not a contest or tournament which results in declaring who the World Champion Leader is. Yet, those of us in leadership roles typically long to be viewed as exemplars of the craft. IF, however, such a contest existed, at the very top of the list of...

Organizational dysfunction or inertia is typically the result of subversive behavior on the part of some members of the organization (either a few of ’em or a lot). Assuming that we are voluntary members of organizations that have worthy and noble intentions, what are...