Why Women Are Better Than Men
Boy, there are a lot of leadership lessons being drawn from the fiasco of the Oscars, aren’t there? I’ll spare you another one about the graciousness of the LA LA Land producers and how well they managed a whackadooodle moment. Instead, for one of the most profound...
Why Connection Matters
A couple weeks ago I wrote about connecting. In our current socio/political climate, connecting with almost anyone can seem challenging, or at times risky. But I think it’s important to remember that we don’t have to connect with every voice -- we don’t even have to...
When Confrontation ISN’T Confrontation
“I don’t like confrontation.” That is a phrase I hear remarkably often. The perception there is that to be a great leader, you have to like -- or at least welcome -- confrontation. But confrontation is hard. It’s vulnerable and scary and for too many of us we feel...
Finding Connection: Two Easy Steps
20 years ago Linda Ellis penned a beautiful poem called The Dash which reminds us that though our tombstones mark the dates of our birth and death, those dates tell nothing of who we were. It is the dash in between that represents our life. How, she asks in the end,...
Is It Leadership – Or Just Power?
As 2017 takes shape, I am finding myself recalibrating this masterpiece-in-progress I call my work & the impact I want to have on the world. It’s time to step up and call out our inner leader in meaningful ways. That is, after all, the heart of my work: to change...
2×381: The Formula For Leadership
Published for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in my newsletter. Sign up here! Four days before the Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 5, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat on a public bus. She wasn’t the first to take such a stand. And she wasn’t, as many...
Beware The Lure of Pragmatism
Pragmatism - i.e. practicality. A traditional, and often desirable, trait of leaders. Unfortunately, it reminds me of that Dudley Moore line in the 1990 movie “Crazy People,” when, as an advertising exec, he wrote: “Volvo’s: they’re boxy but they’re safe.” Practical?...
Welcome to 2017
Welcome to 2017! How does it feel so far? Here’s your first challenge of the year. Over the next 12 months you are either going to let things happen, or make things happen. Which will it be? I’ll give you a minute to decide. ...(Theme from Jeopardy plays in the...
In Between The Holidays
[Originally shared in my email newsletter on December 27th - sign up here!] Can you feel it? It’s approaching. That magical moment between the past and the future. That split second when it’s neither 2016 and all that has been, and 2017 and all that can be. There's...
The Magic Isn’t Where You Think
Shhh... Listen. Can you hear it? Get Quiet. Be still. Listen. Turn off the music for a minute. Can you hear it now? Close your eyes. Rest your body. THERE! There it is!! Did you hear that?! Shhh... Don’t hold your breath... Breathe gently. Let it it find the rhythm...
