Gifts Received From My Struggles

February 5, 2013

Some people believe that their struggles are actually gifts in disguise. A former executive of a large consumer products organization said it best when she told me: “From my perspective, every single bump in the road, slap in the face, knee in the back—every single one of those things was a fabulous gift.” Last week, […]

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Break the Pattern of Micromanaging

January 3, 2013

The New Year is a good time to break from old maladaptive patterns and form new habits more in keeping with your goals and values. One possible path is to reexamine your leadership style, and confront a blind spot commonly known as micromanaging. The cost of micromanagement is staggering in terms of employee morale, turnover […]

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Taming Your Tiger of Fear

December 11, 2012

In the movie The Life of Pi, a teenager named Pi sets out with his zookeeper parents on a journey across the Pacific Ocean. Also aboard the Japanese cargo ship are the zookeeper’s animals, a veritable Noah’s Ark en route from India to their new home in Canada. During a storm, the freighter sinks, and […]

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The Lincoln-Stevens Debate: Your True North and the swamp

November 18, 2012

In the Spielberg movie Lincoln, there is a scene where the bombastic and powerful House Ways and Means Chairman, Thaddeus Stevens privately debates the president.  Stevens, a staunch abolitionist, is concerned about Lincoln’s apparent equivocation on the issue of slavery, and urges unwavering adherence to a moral compass that points unambiguously toward “True North.” Lincoln […]

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Mayor Bloomberg’s Blind Spot: The New York Marathon

November 4, 2012

Today, thousands of runners took to the streets of New York in an impromptu run/helping effort in the aftermath of the cancelation of the New York Marathon.  Despite the camaraderie and altruism, the spontaneous show of solidarity was nothing like what could have been, had New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York Road Runners […]

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Jill Bolte Taylor’s Struggle to Re-Program Her Brain

November 1, 2012

On the morning of December 10, 1996, Jill Nolte Taylor woke up disoriented and with a pounding headache. She had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Soon she would realize how bad it was: a life-threatening, cerebral hemorrhage. She was having a stroke. Among the 800,000 people who suffer strokes each year, Jill’s story […]

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Meditation: A New Operating System for Your Brain

October 15, 2012

Last weekend, the Tergar Meditation Community held a workshop on the Science of Meditation, featuring the renowned researcher Richard (Richie) Davidson and Buddhist monk/author/photographer, Matthieu Ricard. The workshop offered a portal into the emerging scientific research on meditation and other contemplative practices. The field is still in a nascent stage but two things are already clear: (1) the […]

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Take your first “pause” moment

October 9, 2012

Today I had the pleasure of joining my friend, Kevin Cashman, along with 300+ other friends and admirers, for Kevin’s book launch celebration, introducing the Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward. The event was hosted by Navigate Forward, who each year introduces a promising new book to the Minneapolis community. I can see why […]

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Authentic Global Leadership: What’s your GQ?

October 2, 2012

Today, I attended a talk by my friend and mentor, Bill George, author of True North. Bill has written the foreword to my new book, Leadership and the Art of Struggle, which will be published next March. In his talk at the Carlson School of Management’s “First Tuesday Series,” Bill shared his vision for global […]

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A new paradigm for career development

September 27, 2012

I’ve just finished reading Bev Kaye and Julie Giulioni’s new book, Help them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want. It is an engaging and insightful work, introducing a practical and powerful new paradigm for career development in the 21st century. The book addresses the new realities of the 21st century workplace, delivering […]

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