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...
The Missing Link To Great Leadership
Good leaders have a clear vision for where they are going. True. Really good leaders have a clear vision for where they are going and a solid plan for how to get there. Also true. But great leaders? Great leaders have something else. Something good leaders, even...
Is It Lonely At The Top?
“It’s lonely at the top,” isn’t it? We’ve all heard it before: that once you succeed in reaching your goals, establishing yourself in a place of leadership, you’re often more alone than ever before. It’s in the nature of the position, we’re told -- but I have to...
Women Aren’t Allowed
Sorry for the click-bate title, but it’s true. They aren’t allowed. Let me back up. This weekend we watched Whiplash (admittedly we’re a bit behind on our movie watching) and if you haven’t seen it, suffice it to say that, while an oddly and strange-to-admit great...
Thanksgiving: Just In The Nick Of Time!
In a couple of days, some of us will make a decision to spend time with family and friends. We'll celebrate love and connection, share in good food, and to honor those in our lives with each other’s presence and kindness as we give thanks for so many blessings. In a...
