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In Praise of Developmental Discomfort
In Praise of Developmental Discomfort
Developmental discomfort is the ‘awkward zone’ part of significant change, of significant personal and professional growth. Just as a weightlifter needs to ‘feel the burn’ to…
June 12, 2025
We Construct Our Own Reality
Do you see your beliefs as beliefs? Or call them reality? Your perceptions, your experiences, and the way you’ve interpreted them, the meaning you’ve placed…
June 10, 2025
Double-Loop Learning: Thinking Different, Thinking Better
Single-Loop Learning is where you fix a mistake by changing your behavior… but your mental models, your world view, your core beliefs and the supporting…
June 5, 2025
Purposeful Followership
Purposeful followership is a value-driven choice to support a leader, team, or mission, a conscious choice to support worthwhile goals. The concept of purposeful followership…
May 29, 2025
Stress is not an event…
Stress is not an event; it is a learned reaction to an event. This is my mantra and while not a silver bullet, repeating it…
May 27, 2025
Life’s Extras
Many things are not strictly necessary for survival… yet still elevate our lives and impart joy and meaning. I’m coming up on a third of…
May 22, 2025
Followership is as Important as Leadership
Great followers and great leaders go hand in hand. The concept that a leader has sole responsibility for the success of their relationship is an…
May 20, 2025
Leadership with a Small ‘I’
Leading with a small ‘l’ is about quiet leadership: guiding, showing the way, by behavior, encouragement, and example. It’s the belief and knowing that in…
May 15, 2025
Bar Raising Behavior
Who do you spend your time with? Do they encourage you, inspire you, lift you, challenge you, believe in you? Do they spur you on…
May 13, 2025
This Garment Called Life
It has been said that we are not so much physical beings having a spiritual experience as we are spiritual beings having a physical experience.…
May 8, 2025
Talking Out of School
Recently I was disappointed to learn that a team member in a leadership role had been sharing doubts with their team; misgivings about the direction…
May 6, 2025