July 26, 2022
Mindfulness and Noticing
Mindfulness is more than meditation. Mindfulness is a way of living and leading by paying attention non-judgmentally from moment to moment....
July 25, 2022
Mindfulness in the Present Moment
Mindfulness in leadership, or Mindful Leadership as we like to call it, is often misunderstood. In short, being a mindful leader means being awake and aware of what is happening in the moments they are happening. It’s simple, and it’s difficult....
July 20, 2022
Pace and Prioritization
Prioritization is a challenge for every organization. What gets done, in what order, and by who are forever questions - the ones that keep getting asked over and over again at all company levels....
July 7, 2022
Carrying the Intention of Goodwill
Goodwill is the state of "wishing well to another." Among the most pressing needs identified by senior leaders in our current business and social environment are connection, trust, and a sense of belonging....
June 23, 2022
More on Looking Back Through Self, Other, and System
As we look back on the first half of 2022 through a wide-angle systems lens, we see both the harshness and the beauty of our current reality. We are all interconnected in a world-wide web that goes beyond technology and touches our basic humanity....
June 22, 2022
Looking Back Through Self, Other, and System
2022 is half over. It’s a good time to pause and reflect and look back on the year so far before we dive into the second half. To help us gain perspective and learn from our experiences, I suggest we look back through the three lenses of Self, Other, and System....
May 24, 2022
Upstream Leadership
We are always upstream and downstream from others in the organizations and systems we work in. Everything we envision and then take action on will have a downstream effect. Everything. Our upstream actions become others’ downstream experiences to deal with and vis-versa....
May 11, 2022
The Four Pillars of Effective Coaching
The three things I need to coach effectively are confidence, creativity, and connection. The fourth, mindful awareness, is the foundation for them all....
April 26, 2022
The Pace of Leadership
There is no right pace. The pace and tempo of leadership have everything to do with context—the type of business, the strategy and culture of the organization, and the personal style of leaders....
March 1, 2022
Attention: A Direct Path to Awareness
Mindful Reflection is a practice for improving the voluntary faculty of attention. With intentional practice, we build the capacity to be with our present experiences. Without intentional attention, our minds can easily fall prey to distractions both internal and external. The cost of inattention can be high ...