As I continue to read various things on coaching, I read Michael Bungay Stanier’s The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever. The book is a fairly…
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Quick Review: Shaping Your Family Story
Over the last few weeks, I read “Shaping Your Family Story” by David Welday III and Dr. James Coffield. My wife and I wanted to read this book after getting acquainted with…
Nothing May Be Better Than Something
In a multi-ethnic context, “Nothing May Be Better Than Something” In a pragmatic world, this statement is anathema. But in the absence of knowing how to truly serve a different community, demographic, or…
Glass Houses
I’ve come across the popular idiom a few times recently “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” It’s something people say when someone criticizes hypocritically (and perhaps blindly) others for…
Stats Lie Pt 12: Large Underwear
I want to continue with my Moneyball inspired posts in the “Stats Lie” series as the Oakland A’s are currently enjoying a miracle season once again and start their playoff run tomorrow. …
Green Zone Leadership: Throwing Resources
The past few days I’ve posted on themes related to the movie The Green Zone from a couple years back and the book that inspired that movie, Imperial Life in the Emerald…
Stats Lie Pt 5: Stats, Shine, & Speed
We’re all attracted to shiny objects. Some things just draw attention because they stand out and are a bit more flashy than others. This phenomenon shows up in measurements too – some…
Stats Lie Pt 1: Partial Truths
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…
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…