I've been reading about the concepts and practices associated with nonviolent communication. Last year, at the Regional Leadership Forum, we studied Gandhi to learn and understand his practice of leadership. One of the discoveries in examining history was that many people today are upset with the outcome of his leadership. His approach, while effective, was …
Outcome NOT Hourly Work
The Long Days Shift Long before Covid, many people worked from home. Working from home takes discipline and scheduling in even more ways than working in an office. Some organizations were highly proficient in working remotely as well. Over the years, they developed working patterns, rules, and mutual understanding with their employees. They have operational …
Keep Holding it in and You’ll Explode ~ Finding Balance in our Social World
What is wrong with the world? If we sat down to list all the things that are wrong with the world today, our list might reach the moon. Over the last few years many things have become more complicated. Our social concerns have added weight to our physical, economic, and overall global health. Many people …
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The Endless Fall – Choosing Sadness
Thinking about Sadness Many people have good health, wealth and opportunities for happiness but they choose to maintain what others would perceive as misery. Instead of asking questions about what we need to do to find happiness, maybe we can think about why we choose and seek out sadness. Personally speaking, there have been many …
Cutting a Path: Building a Vision
What do you do when you are given a goal or an outcome but no instruction on how to get there? What do you do when you are placed in charge or established as the person leading an initiative and you haven’t done it before? What do you do if “fake it till you make …
Generation 0
The grass is dry The wells dried upWe’re poisoned by our paper cupsThe earth is swallowing houses wholeThe darkness dims our light from coalWhere men can’t find agreements in kindThere’s no way to know a man definedThe hurricanes swallow all to be It’s through that eye we all can see Death and viral loads abound …
Please Stop Telling Me Where and How to Work
Survey Says Your opinion is essentially derived from nothing more than a Family Feud survey. Long before there was a global pandemic, I worked with companies to develop strategies concerning the digital workplace. I advised that workplace strategies were important to the extent they allowed individual leaders to work with their teams and people. Working …
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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words They Can Destroy Me
Our Social World Popularity has always been of importance to human beings. Leaders throughout all human history are seen hovering over the masses and directing, guiding, instructing, influencing, and inspiring. All our stories have lead characters who we follow. Our lives are intertwined with people we follow, admire, and sometimes simply accept. We are a …
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Chasing Legacy
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New York, New York – What direction are you heading?
Photo by Mohamed Almari on Pexels.com Quick Reflection Growing up in Coop City wasn't easy. Coop was home to 55,000 people and it was a true living experiment of diversity. It was a city within the city, a bubble of sorts. If you want to know what it will be like to live in a …
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The Cohenization Project 