“When the spine of identity is well-established, it is possible to risk relating in depth to those who are different from the self.” – James W. Fowler, Weaving the New Creation: Stages…
Author: Brian
Words, Semantics, and Empathy
I wanted to follow up one of my last posts to provide some explanation for something that on the face would have been hard to understand and appreciate. And if you stop…
Screwtape for Systems
I am halfway through reading Edwin Friedman’s The Myth of the Shiksa, which was published posthumously a couple of years ago as a collection of essays and lectures from Friedman. The first…
Leadership Intel
“I don’t want to say we’re clueless, but we are,” according to an operations officer quoted in the report. “We’re no more than fingernail deep in our understanding of the environment.””Our senior…
Roots and Fruits
I’ve enjoyed a nice little blog-cation since hitting #500 last week, but mostly I’ve been sick in 2010 and am hoping the rest of the year isn’t like this. I hope you’re…
A Close to Perfect Night
Morgan kind of surprised us a couple of weeks ago when she told us that she wanted to go ice skating for one of her Christmas presents. I think she had seen…
I Search Myself
Before I proceed I must warn you that this post will be without a doubt the most narcissistic I have ever published. Consider yourself warned. Here goes… Sometimes I like to search…
Parting of the Ways
I’ve shared that one of my proactive ways this fall to manage my stress this fall has been my reading of the Harry Potter books. I’ve learned over time that just stopping…
Thoughts on Making Room for Leadership – Review
I finally finished Making Room for Leadership: Power, Space, and Influence by MaryKate Morse. I’ve been working on this for about 4 months now. It was a slow process not because it…