C.S. Lewis wrote in his Reflections on the Psalms, “Almost anything can be read into any book if you are determined enough.” Part of our humanity is that we’re constant interpreters. And…
Tag: leadership
Yoda’s Advice to the Marginalized
So I’ve started watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars with my young son. You never know when there’s going to be some good wisdom – and should we be surprised that Master…
Leaders Help People Become Uncomfortable
I came across this quote and thought it was genius and very much in line with several recent posts about human anxiety in systems and in general bad and destructive behavior. “A…
Stemming the Tide of Scapegoating Pt. 2
Since the Superbowl is almost here, I wanted to do one more post related to Scapegoating following the AFC and NFC Championship games two weeks ago. My last post centered around the…
Self: The Most Pernicious Program of All
Here’s the second post of my re-release of this advent series. This post was originally posted December 1st, 2010. ———————————– This is part two out of three of a mini-blog series on…
Anxiety in Systems
I’ve been out of commission for a while which I’ll let you in on soon, but figured it would be good to re-post an early blog from back in the day when…
Is Pain the Key to Empowerment?
It’s timely to re-post today one of the most popular posts ever on my blog, or top 10 at least. Morgan’s got another jog-a-thon in the morning (Thursday) and it brings back…
Leadership That Knows What You CAN’T Do
I heard an interview a few days ago from the NFL world that I found to be a clear and insightful description of leadership in helping others succeed. Former All-Pro receiver Cris…
Pay Attention to Your Best
Been thinking about one of the signs of that leadership is getting things right and it has to do with what your quality leaders are experiencing. Typically, there’s no shortage of people…