Thought Leaders

 Simple choices can change trajectories. Consider what might happen if we were to...      > Choose to be authentically present      > Learn something new, continually      > Help someone -- anyone -- every day      > Challenge dogmas and question...

Folks who work in the trades have many kinds of tools at their disposal. Some of the tools are quite pointy and/or extremely sharp. Scalpels used by surgeons and picks used by jewelers come to mind. On the other hand, some tools have wide reach and are, by design, not...

Leaning into betterness requires introspection and reflection. Both of those processes are facilitated by asking some questions that need substantive answers from us: What am I doing? Why am I doing it? Should I keep dedicating time/effort/resources to doing it? If...

Team members work most energetically when they feel empowered. Oddly, some folks in leadership end up squelching that energy and enthusiasm (often not intentionally, but it occurs nonetheless). How do leaders sometimes throw cold water on the vibrant and robust...

Change is inevitable. We may think we can deny, ignore, or stop the evolutionary process, but.... The misperception of being in a stable and non-fluid environment is similar to feeling like we are "still" when sitting in our recliner. It might feel like we not moving,...

Lao Tzu provides powerful guidance to us: "I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures." In our busy lives of commitments, deadlines, supervision, data inundation, cluttered calendars, it is easy "drop"...

Just take a look. When you're at a ballgame or in the grocery store or at your house of faith. Observe how different the noses are on each of the faces. Or, the differences in the shape of the ears. Or, the varying heights of the folks in attendance. The differences...

High functioning organizational teams are the result of many variables. Here are some of the important elements that  go into that complex melting pot: Purpose Clarity of Vision Autonomy in work deployment Alignment of skills to assignment Fair compensation Trust...

The people I admire most live in a constant state of challenge. They challenge themselves daily to get better at both the things they already do well and those areas where they still "need a little work." These folks make a habit of getting better, every day, on...

How often do we feel like we run off into the ditch in organizational work. More often than not, our getting into the ditch has to do with the complexities with which we are dealing. As one of my mentors is fond of saying, "There's a whole lot of ways to get it wrong,...