Pip: Welcome to The Cohenization Project — where one person's inner work somehow becomes everyone's homework. Mara: Howie Cohen published recently on the kind of territory that doesn't come with easy answers — mortality, purpose, what we owe the people still here. Let's start with the eulogy he didn't want to write. The End & […]
The End &
I was on a call with one of my team members this week and he mentioned that I am noticeably more “chill.” He wondered out loud not as if everything was ok per se but what changed my demeanor. All the details, the details you say! How could he be so wired on Tuesday but […]
Someone Else &
My mother is gone but her memory brings both happiness and great sadness to me. One thing that continues to haunt me is the fact that she left so many things open ended when it came to herself. She was willing to do hard work, research and pour all of her life energy into other […]
Inhuman Resources: A Short Field Guide to the Corporate Psychopath
As we continue to understand the idea of “I and ME” vs “Us and We” it is important to identify why this happens to so many people we call “leader.” As leaders grow, they increasingly become more insulated. It is their responsibility to stay connected to their people and teams in the most appropriate way […]
Mad &
I was in a small bookstore this week looking for used books. The store had a musty smell with remnants of coffee and even cigarette smoke. It reminded me of Spook (Arden Skelton). He loved reading and his house was full to the brim of books. Each book held enough smoke to make the author […]