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.…
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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…
Slow Down to Speed Up
I had waited 45 minutes before the people I was supposed to be meeting with came around the corner and thanked me for being there. They were noticeably frazzled. “Okay,…
The 6 A’s of Leading Change
We can’t forget the 6 A’s of Leading Change. There is no doubt that we are living in turbulent times. Things are moving very quickly around us all. The anxiety…
The Big Picture: Remember the Point
Oxfam is an international organization committed to finding solutions to poverty and social injustice. It does its job well. And the woman beside me on the plane was clearly preparing…
(Video) Setting the Temperature in your Life & Career
We all have the opportunity each day to think about setting the temperature in our life and career. The culture around us is changing every day so the question isn’t,…
Three Steps Back: The Power of Perspective
We all know the scene. It is comical, yet frustrating. Our airplane lands, and the hunt to claim what is ours begins. Within seconds, a human wall of hundreds is…
The Mental Baggage We Carry
With teams I work with, I talk about the three different kinds of mental baggage we carry: Events Consequences Thoughts We all have mental baggage. How we deal with the baggage often…
