In leadership, people often confuse authority and clarity. When there is chaos, confusion, uncertainty and doubt, there is a strong need for clarity. As a leader, it is important to have clarity and be clear so that others around you can thrive. “More important than the quest for certainty is…
Vulnerability in leadership is movement in today’s world. This ability to feel deeply, share our experience, claim our own responsibility with our emotions and find a different path forward, are the practices which are emerging in our workplace and our lives. I can recall a time where I was taught…
We are off the beaten path of what we know as “normal” or “usual” in the day-to-day operations of our teams, companies and markets. We are in the real practice of leadership. There is so much noise in the world, and your ability to listen, understand, adapt, sift, synthesize and…
“A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth. Authoritarian institutions and marketers have always known this fact.” Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow When leading a large team, it was not uncommon for someone to enter my office…
“[A]ll change, even very large and powerful change, begins when a few people start talking with one another about something they care about.” Margaret Wheatley Leaders have the ability to create “vibrant dialogue” in a way that stimulates, motivates, connects and focuses others to achieve in new ways. Vibrant dialogue…