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Navigating the Unseen
Happy Pride month! I’ve been an “out” business professional since my first corporate job with InsideTrack in 2007. I remember when I first invited my work team over to my house because I was the only one with A/C that could fit everyone, and had to take some scandalous magnets off the front of the […]
Cultivating Innovation: The Role of Mindfulness in the Workplace
In today’s fast-paced business environment, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s a necessity for staying competitive and relevant. As a seasoned people strategist at the crossroads of implementation strategy, performance management, and teaming, I’ve seen firsthand the transformative power of mindfulness in fostering creativity, collaboration, and ultimately, innovation in the workplace. Understanding Mindfulness Mindfulness […]
How to Avoid Costly Mistakes in Conflict Resolution
All too often I hear people get frustrated when their message doesn’t get through. I feel the same way. It’s natural and human to want to be understood. So when another person takes what you have to say and twists it, or misunderstands it, or just plain discards what you have to say, it damages […]
Lead with Emotional Intelligence in Uncertain Times
I love researching data-backed leadership interventions that actually work which I can translate to my clients in a meaningful, actionable way. There are myriad business books out there to provide you endless iterations on ideas that have been recirculated for generations of leaders, some of which are effective because they’re grounded on solid principles of […]
Why Japan!?
A RETROSPECTIVE As you may know, I’ve been pursuing metaphysical studies ever since I can remember to support and empower the organizational and leadership development work that I do in the world. It’s really all about consciousness expansion. The communication tools and distinctions of Landmark Education and the many other personal development systems I’ve studied […]
Leading at the speed of change
NETWORKS CHANGE In the dynamic society that we live in, networks are constantly evolving, constantly updating from chaordic information that we, as individual and non-technologically supported observers, do not have access to. Not being able to see (or foresee) the implications of this data puts us at a disadvantageous position to those who can, and thus the […]
When Communicating More Is Less
I love learning a new language because it affords me an opportunity to examine my assumptions about what I say, why I say it, and what it actually means. Oftentimes, I can find a way to translate what I’m thinking into another language, but just as often that translation ‘doesn’t quite work’ and I find […]
Why Remote Workers are Not Going Away
Last week, IBM, one of the earliest pioneers of a remote worker culture is rolling their innovative policies on remote work back. Thousands of their workers have been asked to return to the office or find a new job. Considering the financial challenges IBM faces, this rollback is seen as a strategy to downsize their worker […]
What Artificial Intelligence Really Means for Jobs
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been on a lot of minds, there are hundreds of anecdotes of the wonders and horrors of our machines doing what we can do, but better, faster, and stronger. Organizations of all sorts have been leveraging this futurist anxiety and elevating this issue to a point of dystopia or utopia, depending […]
Why You Can’t Develop in a Vacuum
A few days ago I caught myself pondering over a relatively benign question. My friend and I were enjoying a cup of tea together via Skype, when I responded to her question, “How do you market your business?” with, “I treat every individual like a community of communities.” We were talking about how I manage […]
Are you a commitment-phobe?
I’m in a coffee shop today. For better or worse, I have time to write because of a missed connection. We had a plan, and then all of a sudden circumstances were not what the other person thought, and those plans no longer work. Those last minute cancellations can be a blessing and curse all […]
The Most Powerful Context You’ll Ever Need
I recently published a presentation on LinkedIn called ‘Current Perspectives’ where I’ve been grappling with a strategic-level view of how to realize my vision to create sustainable communities where people can thrive and grow. These are a collection of thoughts or a brainstorm on what I see as the levers I get to push when […]
The Secret Behind Organizing a Network
When I really look at it, the opportunity to organize networks of people is all around. Last night I did an impromptu facilitation of a group interested in purchasing a community property, and developing a business model that would sustain them and their families for generations to come. I came to share about my own […]
Netflix debuts new documentary ‘13th’ on the mass incarceration problem in the USA
The point is if you haven’t seen this documentary, you’re still not doing enough to end institutional racism and support the equal rights of all people. Everyone needs to take 2-hours to search for ‘13th’ on Netflix and understand why Ava DuVernay is currently the biggest mass media contributor to the conversation on racial justice […]
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ new song “Kevin” hits the proverbial nail on the head.
As a mental health and personal growth professional, I was shocked and impressed by the profundity of Macklemore’s and Ryan Lewis’ commentary on the “medicalization of normal life” in America with their new song ‘Kevin’. Since I’m not used to seeing the truth as I see it laid out so clearly, yet in a poignantly […]