leadership – balance

The Fear (and Joy) of Starting with the Problem

Sometimes we have a visceral reaction against starting with a problem. But there is great joy in problems when we look at them in a better way.

Everywhere we look, there are tumultuous events on the surface and a calmer, wiser, stronger force sitting quietly behind the hoopla. We […]

Growth hurts. We don’t like the complexity. Our company used to be simpler but now has more people and more moving parts. […]

“Man will be better when you show him what he is like.” – Chekhov. How to improve your leadership and your team’s.

There is nothing about our current situation that we cannot handle. We only waste our energy if we worry, try to not […]

At times like this, it’s good to remember: one of us shining a light helps hundreds, thousands, or millions to step away […]

Generally, we’ve come to believe that there’s a right path, pattern, or process for success. Nope. There may be some helpful principles […]

We might push, posture, protect, or prattle to get results in a meeting. Or we can let go, listen, learn, and lean […]

We spend way too much time and energy trying to get others to behave so that we feel better. Far better is […]

Destructive leadership rations energy. Productive leadership pumps energy into everyone freely. To share so much, we first have to find and tap […]