Do Not Inflict Pain

Think about it.  Where do you stand?  On this point I am clear.  I know where I stand.  Stand with me.

The Distance Between Us

Here I am months later, writing two or three posts a week, reaching that milestone of 100 posts.  This is a journey of discovery and my excitement continues.  Thanks for stopping by and let's continue our journey together. I searched for the right quote to capture my thoughts for this post.  Nothing I read felt right. ... Continue Reading →

What Came First … The Writer or The Leader

As I approach 100 posts in my young blogging life, I wonder ... am I a leader who writes or a writer who leads? Maybe a silly question.   I am a business director with responsibility for important work partnering with many terrific employees.  I am a leader. Yet ... That voice again. I am a writer. ... Continue Reading →

Sit Still, Observe and Take Notes

Early on in my blogger life I wrote about observation (Sit Still and Observe).  In that post I reflected on my educational background in Anthropology to make the case for leaders to use the power of observation.    I still find observation to be a vital tool and process for leaders and thus, today we return to... Continue Reading →

Children of the Earth and the Sky

A day for perspective.   Words from the late Carl Sagan.  A reminder that indeed, We Move Together. As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and the sky. In our tenure on this planet we've accumulated dangerous evolutionary baggage — propensities for aggression and ritual, submission to leaders, hostility to outsiders... Continue Reading →

True Leaders Are Hardly Known

In the spirit of servant leadership comes a beautiful vision of leadership from author Ursula K. Le Guin. She was a favorite author of mine as a child.  Her Earthsea books kept me up late at night dreaming of discovering magic for myself.  I continue to look. Ursula K. Le Guin wrote on many topics... Continue Reading →

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