Even the most visionary leader, committed to a purpose that excites and motivates them, can get bogged down and tired: churn among team members, an unexpected illness, a downturn in the economy, or a challenge on the home front all make focus and longevity difficult....
I was recently loaned a copy of David Whyte’s book Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity, and was struck by a passage on how the interests, passions, and intuitions of our childhood can function as keys to unlocking our most meaningful work as...
How do great leaders seem to consistently make the right decision? Where does this internal compass, this discernment come from? And importantly, how can leaders strengthen their own discernment muscles? I recently had the opportunity to host a conversation about...
How do you tackle a problem? How do you pursue an idea? I don’t mean in the technical sense: breaking down a problem into its smallest parts, or most fundamental questions, doing market research, soliciting feedback, getting the right people in the room. Those are all...
The turning of the year is a human construct, but we still imbue it with all kinds of meaning. I don’t go in much for resolutions, and the statistics about people actually keeping those resolutions (Save more! Eat healthy! Call my mom!) is kind of laughable. Still, to...
