Lincoln Knew When to Be the Fool
Called a damned fool by his own Secretary of War, Lincoln agreed. Here’s why humor that puts people at ease is a serious leadership skill.
The Question You Don’t Ask Is Costing You More Than You Think
The questions leaders avoid carry a real cost, from stalled initiatives to teams that stop bringing their best thinking. Here’s what makes a question powerful, and how to find the one you’ve been leaving on the table.
What If Uncertainty Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You?
When the pressure to have the answer hits, most leaders default to telling. This post explores why curiosity gets better thinking out of your team, and offers one question you can use in your next conversation.
Still in the Ending: Working through a change I didn’t choose
My organization is changing, and I’m not comfortable with all of it. Using William Bridges’ model, I’m working through what’s ending for me and learning that accepting a change doesn’t mean agreeing with it.
Who Leads You?
You have a boss, and maybe a team. But who leads you? Self-leadership starts when you turn a coaching mindset inward and coach the person in the middle.
Slowing Down Long Enough to Learn
A learner who moves too fast, a book read four times, and why this blog exists: to slow down, reflect, and grow by wrestling with the ideas that cross my path.
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