May 5, 2020May 5, 2020Grows, We Without Much Effort Without much effort, we can tune to an endless stream of opinion that things are bad–getting worse–and we’re all on the brink […]
March 9, 2020Leading Light Up At times like this, it’s good to remember: one of us shining a light helps hundreds, thousands, or millions to step away […]
April 24, 2017Leading, We Tell Us Why To fix a long-standing problem in a company, step away from it. Start over-communicating why fixing this problem is so important. When […]
April 17, 2017Grows, Leading, We Why We Should Resist Solving Their Problems When people are buzzing low, they will almost always present us with problems and complaints. If we’re not careful, we’ll get drawn […]
February 22, 2017We Where the Really Good Solutions Are Hiding Most of the conflicts we see in the news and in our businesses are silly and wasteful. Stuck in our positions, we […]
August 15, 2016Do, Grows Solutions Simply Emerge Many of the solutions we want and need are only available when we pause, notice, set aside judgment, and wait. Guided by […]
August 4, 2016We We Need New Truth Truth is what we say it is. We leaders need this newer definition of truth. The old way is ruining things. Thinking […]
May 25, 2016Grows, Strategy These Aren’t The Solutions We’re Looking For The solution that we crave will remain frustratingly hidden until we raise our buzz. When we raise our buzz, the solution comes into […]
February 24, 2016Leading Presenting Problems Doctors and others in the helping professions know to take presenting problems (“My arm hurts, Doc.”) and presenting solutions (“I need a […]
June 4, 2015Grows, We Accept and Pivot One way of navigating a problem is to say, “If only…” If only that person would change. If only this situation would […]