Psychological safety, no matter how you spin it, boils down to basic good leadership. And good leadership is best measured by one question: Do people feel safe to bring you the bad news? There’s always bad news. People make mistakes. Expectations aren’t met. Frustrations arise. Don’t gauge the health of your leadership by the amount […]
I woke up last week after cataract surgery to a renewed appreciation of the beauty in the world. With the haze of clouded vision gone, the sky is brilliant blue. The trees have a hue of green I have not known for years. The snow on the mountains looks pristine white. With renewed visual clarity […]
From the ages of fourteen to eighteen I worked part-time alongside Bob Dye, a carpenter that my parents hired for renovation projects. I remember the care that Bob put into his work. He was a true craftsman. He left nothing to chance. He took pride in his work. He taught me how to hold a […]
When I launched my speaking profession, I partnered exclusively with a speakers’ bureau. Speakers’ bureaus serve a great purpose as intermediaries between professional speakers and clients. They represented me, did all the negotiations, booking, marketing, and event coordination. After three years of working with them, they went bankrupt. It was devastating. I was shocked, angry, […]
In Steven Pressfield’s book, The War Of Art, he describes how, in the animal kingdom, individuals define themselves either by their rank within a hierarchy (a hen in a pecking order, a wolf in a pack) or by their connection to a territory (a home base, a hunting ground, a turf). It’s also how humans […]
Some perspectives for leaders to consider: Taking care of yourself. This has nothing to do with self-centeredness. It has to do with ensuring that your leadership comes from overflow not from emptiness. You can’t give what you don’t have. To inspire others, you must be inspired. Redefining empathy. Empathy has emerged as a critical component […]
