On leverage
What I learned from my 90-year-old grandma and a 70-year-old nun about leverage....
21 April, 2021
When things feel like a drag (and what to do)
The problem with resistance is we don't notice it until it’s not there. Well, we notice it, but ignore it. And we we push against it. Sometimes it works. But holy crap it's hard....
30 March, 2021
Keeping cool with very difficult people
I once worked with a man named Charlie, who was senior to me and did not suffer from low self-esteem....
21 March, 2021
We have left the comfort zone
We all have stories where one piece of knowledge connects with another, allowing us to do hard new things. Things outside our comfort zone....
01 March, 2021
Go be great
Go be great. When these words surface, I always know what to do next. And I'll let you in on a secret: you know too....
29 December, 2020
Glue traps and sticky situations (at work)
Work is full of traps and sticky situations. But you can't get out of a trap if you don't know you're in it. 8 traps that keep us stuck....
04 December, 2020
Embrace the mess (yes, at work)
Embrace the mess? Yes, because momentum is way more interesting than organizational challenges....
01 July, 2020
The other side of boredom
Boredom craves speed and novelty. It has an edge of impatience, sprinkled with hostility. But there's another side of boredom....
24 April, 2020
How do I stop touching my face?
How exactly do I stop doing this thing I do a thousand times a day? How do we unlearn, relearn and rethink…everything?...
06 April, 2020
Lessons on narrative from the Dalai Lama
Brilliant narratives don't have to be literal to be honest. It's all in how you say it. So don't be so literal....
20 November, 2019