Apr 24, 2025

"What does it mean to stay human in a world that can feel so inhumane?"

This was a question my Facebook friend Patti Digh asked this morning at the beginning of a beautifully articulated essay she shared.

And that first question got me wondering and pondering. I'm nowhere near as eloquent and poetic as Patti, but I...

Apr 16, 2025

I was given advice from a colleague a few years ago as I left an organization as an employee to venture out on my own - yet again - as a coach, consultant, facilitator. He told me, "Whatever you do, don't talk about culture."

I took his advice seriously at the time. But the more I've been back at my own business full...

Apr 10, 2025

When I say "bugging" in the title, I mean what's on your mind? What's getting you uncomfortable? What's irritating you? What's not right in your world? Often those irritants are trying to tell us something, and we don't listen until they provoke anger and even rage.

What if we learned to listen earlier? Not only to...

Apr 3, 2025

John Maxwell says that everything rises and falls on leadership.

But before leadership can move at all, it needs to be enveloped in a deliberate and purposeful culture.

In this podcast episode, I talk with my co-author and co-host of the Enlightened Leadership Lab, Chris Angell, about our upcoming book and process we...

Mar 26, 2025

What is it called when you're not content where you used to be, but you're not yet sure what you want to be instead?

Today I'm calling it the "in-between." And I'm going to talk about the restlessness and discontent that is part of the journey to progress.

I've got a list of bullet points, but I'm not sure how we'll...