If you stir muddy water, it will become murky and dark. But if you allow the water to settle, the debris will eventually sink and you’ll be able to see more clearly. The same is true of each of us. There’s a lot to be stirred up about right now.  And perhaps that’s why it’s…

  In the midst of change, challenge and uncertainty as massive as what are collectively facing, every one of us is being called upon to exercise a very important kind of leadership.  Whether you are at the helm of an organization, a team, a community or a family, people are likely looking to you for strength…

To say we are living in a time of great challenge and uncertainty would be a major understatement. There’s no dispute that we’re currently facing a virus over which we have very little control. But there is another contagion being propagated that we have every ability to contain.  And that is FEAR.   Fear does funny…

Like many, I was brought up to think that things happened in a linear way – first this, then that; one building block upon another in a specific order; cause and effect.  I have since realized that the process of focusing on a larger vision or desire often triggers a chain of seemingly disjointed events…

As we ponder what 2020 will bring, an adage comes to mind: the only thing that’s certain is change. You can plan and prepare all you want, but the best way to be agile in a shifting environment is to stay connected to the undercurrent of emerging events and patterns – and utilize ingenuity to…

I’m thrilled to announce the re-release of my book, The Pinocchio Principle: Becoming a Real Leader with a brand new cover! In addition to a new image, the revised cover sports a new subtitle: “How to Unleash Genius in Yourself and Those You Lead”. Often when I tell people that I wrote a leadership book called The Pinocchio…

My recent article, “How to Meet Change, Challenge and Uncertainty with Courage and Grace” discussed the importance of shifting from a reactive mode that is (often unthinkingly) triggered by fear and conditioning to the conscious, thoughtful, and intentionally constructive response that is characteristic of Real Leadership. Today, I’d like to give you a concrete tool…

One of the most common challenges I help my executive clients work through (and often face myself) is navigating through change, challenge and uncertainty. It’s true what they say – change really is the only thing that is a constant for most of us. And it has a way of evoking our worst fears, anxieties…

Imagine that software you’ve relied on for years stops working for you You notice that it has been freezing up a lot. Sometimes when you execute a command, things happen that you didn’t intend. At first, it didn’t really bother you. You just made do and went on. But now these little glitches are happening…

Not all that long ago, I went through a period where I felt overwhelmed and stuck. Beneath my frustration was curiosity about where it was coming from and what was the best way to move beyond it. One day, as I was watching my young son do his homework, I had a fascinating and frustrating…