Nelson Mandela and The Language of Leaders

In honor of Nelson Mandela, I wanted to honor one of my favorite quotes of his.  He said, “If you speak to a man in a language he understands, you speak to his head. If you speak to him in his language, you speak to his heart.” We all use...

Seeing Possibility

The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said “Ours is not to see what no one has yet seen, but to think what no one has yet thought about that which everyone sees.” We are so often committed to this idea that great leadership is about pure originality. We have...
Living in the Moment: The Holy Grail

Living in the Moment: The Holy Grail

Living in the moment. It really is a sort of holy grail, isn’t it? Everyone says they want it, but so few seem to be able to achieve it. That seemingly illusive state of being, that ability to live just where you are, just when you are, without the constant...

Are You An Evening Primrose?

“The Evening Primrose” John Clare When once the sun sinks in the west, And dewdrops pearl the evening’s breast; Almost as pale as moonbeams are, Or its companionable star, The evening primrose opes anew Its delicate blossoms to the dew; And,...

Management, as a Position, is Obsolete

“Everyone has received the gift of leadership,  unfortunately, not everyone has opened the package – yet.” Management vs Leadership: Ask anyone the difference between the two and the answer nearly always puts management in a negative light and...