Counter-insurgency strategy may be an unusual place to look for leadership lessons, and I didn’t exactly go looking, I was pulled in. What I found there surprised me and challenged me. I should be surprised by this (it happens so often!), but I was. It was a highly relevant and fascinating journey. Read more here...
Read MoreIf a company makes what they call ‘a full version change’ in their policies and practices, then it seems worthy of at least a cursory exploration of what’s going on from a leadership perspective, and it’s at least an opportunity to ask the question ‘what would I do?’ Well, here’s what happened when we took a look…
Read MoreIt’s normal to be a back-seat driver, to comment and crow over someone else’s actions. We all do it, from driving to football to politics and, specifically in this context, in work. But where is the line between helpful and harmful? How do we know, and how do we notice, when connection and catharsis has slipped into stressful hyper-vigilance?
Read MoreWhen do we tell someone versus when do we coach them? When do we use directive leadership versus a coaching approach to leadership? How can we be more flexible? These are real questions I was asked by a client recently—here’s how I answered them…
Read MoreWhat to do when we’re wanting to solve seemingly intractable global challenges? This social entrepreneur showed me which domino to move first…
Read MoreIt sometimes looks as if life would be better if we could find the perfect solution, the perfect system at work, the perfect system of governance, the perfect place to live.... But life is more like an infinite library—there is no one book that has all the answers. Or is there? What if all the books actually do give the same answer? What then?
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