Presence Requires Your Emotional System
Presence requires your emotional system. What takes you out of the present? Perceived threats. What do we interpret as perceived threats?...


Strategy Thinking™ Monday Mantra
We use the now to tell us the next moves. We listen rigorously. We stay grounded. We take cues. We adapt. We think deeply. We guide. We...
Background Noise or No?
This article doesn't entirely ring true for me, but I think it's interesting. I like my noise in particular ways, on certain days, and...
A Complex Personality Means Expressing Your Full Range of Traits
Thank you @ShaneParrish @FarnumStreet for the following post. Click here for original post. This beautiful excerpt from Mihaly...
Dare to Disagree to Enhance your Communication Skills
Radical honesty has been on my mind this week. When we step back and take an inventory, what can we see more clearly about 'what aren't...
Engaging Your Emotions Helps You Evolve
Science of Emotions Article in Huffington Post.


The Deal on Firing - Part 1
Just as I spoke about in the last blog post on hiring, recruiting, and staffing being a function of a larger strategic vision - so is...


How Resilience Works
I was reading Sheryl Sandberg's very beautifully written post on grief over the weekend. In it, she references Adam Grant's teaching on...
Levels of Listening - Fake through Empathic
What level of listening are you using most often, with whom, and in what settings? Level 0: Cosmetic Listening (Fake Listening) Your...