Monkey Traps: The Life-Saving Power of Letting Go
I remember seeing a show on TV once about how people caught monkeys somewhere clear on the other side of the globe from where I live. The host of the…
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Are Your Messages Accurate, Clear and Connected?
We live in a storytelling world. We tell stories all day long by the way we dress, the way we enter a room, our body language during the meeting, the…
Embrace the Inhale to Climb Your Everest
In 1924, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set out to climb Mount Everest. They disappeared near the summit and, ever since, explorers from around the globe have been trying to…
Culture Chat with David Mead from Start With Why
It is always fun to recognize and celebrate others who are out there doing great work in the world. David Mead is one of those people. It was a pleasure…
What is Honored Will Be Cultivated
We all have memberships. We are members of teams, of companies, of families, of organizations, and of our communities. The memberships (relationships) to which we give our time, resources, minds,…
Why Do Change Initiatives Fail?
Why do most change initiatives fail? We say we want to change. We begin an initiative to lead positive change. We want to improve our culture, but we don’t seem…
Be Available: Caring for Others
I’ll never forget walking into my home during my freshman year in high school. My mom came into my room and carefully explained that my grandfather had just committed suicide.…
The Hilarity of the Hurry
We’re all accustomed to the plane-landing routine: The ding sounds and everyone begins scurrying. The most comical sight is the people who quickly dash down the aisle to gain a…
Practice Innovation: 10 Big Ideas
The idea of innovation is interesting, because every relationship, every team, every company in the world can fall into the trap of just doing what we’ve always done. We get…
What Kind Of Leadership Do You Really Mean?
What kind of “Leadership” are we really talking about? When you say, “we need more leaders” or “I wish you would lead better next time,” what is the kind of…
