Inspiration and Provocation

Well...here we are. Right smack in the midst of two pandemics: Covid 19 and the systemic racism that’s been baked into our country since 1619. I will be honest that my heart has been hurting and my head has been spinning. I have felt just about every emotion under the...

If you're feeling a little bit like this teacher whose video is going viral right about now, we've got something for you! One of - if not the - most important practices I learned from my mentor Katie Hendricks is the transformative power of appreciation. Many times...

I hope this note finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. Happy Earth Day to all of us and especially to the Earth.  I want to share a short video I made about what I do when I'm feeling stuck. I learned this simple practice from Nancy Stubbs who in turn...

For some of my keynote talks, I ask people in the audience to raise their hand if they are a control freak.  A hush of giggles and laughter predictably ensues and then A LOT of hands go up in the air.  Every. Single. Time.  Regardless of sector. Regardless of...

I hope this note finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. I want to share a short video I made about how to ask for something in a way that makes it much more likely that you’ll get what you want. How you ask can make a huge difference on whether or not you...

We are making ourselves available to help pro bono as sounding boards or thought partners to organizations that are trying to figure out how to scale essential services or address the challenges of virtual collaboration in view of the constraints presented by the...

Ok so I’m 50 years old and true confession time: I love TikTok. That’s right. I love it. 15 second bursts of creativity from regular old folks all over the world. What’s not to love? If I wanted to connect TikTok to some concept related to large-scale change I totally...

On R-Day, my first day as a “new cadet” at West Point, back in the summer of 1987, I was taught my four responses. These four responses were to be the only acceptable answers to questions upperclass cadets might ask me for my entire plebe year. I remember somebody...

I hope you had a restful holiday and that your 2020 is off to a great start. I received a lot of interest from people in accessing our New Years Eve reflection questions. The original link was to a draft page - sorry - so I’m added them here again just in case. My...

I'm hoping this finds you in the midst of a luxurious holiday, enjoying some down-time with loved ones. Wherever you are, I have a few cool things I want to share with you. 1. Every New Years Eve since 2000, I have asked myself these same personal vision questions....

Well...here we are. Right smack in the midst of two pandemics: Covid 19 and the systemic racism that’s been baked into our country since 1619. I will be honest that my heart has been hurting and my head has been spinning. I have felt just about every emotion under the...

If you're feeling a little bit like this teacher whose video is going viral right about now, we've got something for you! One of - if not the - most important practices I learned from my mentor Katie Hendricks is the transformative power of appreciation. Many times...

I hope this note finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. Happy Earth Day to all of us and especially to the Earth.  I want to share a short video I made about what I do when I'm feeling stuck. I learned this simple practice from Nancy Stubbs who in turn...

For some of my keynote talks, I ask people in the audience to raise their hand if they are a control freak.  A hush of giggles and laughter predictably ensues and then A LOT of hands go up in the air.  Every. Single. Time.  Regardless of sector. Regardless of...

I hope this note finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. I want to share a short video I made about how to ask for something in a way that makes it much more likely that you’ll get what you want. How you ask can make a huge difference on whether or not you...

We are making ourselves available to help pro bono as sounding boards or thought partners to organizations that are trying to figure out how to scale essential services or address the challenges of virtual collaboration in view of the constraints presented by the...

Ok so I’m 50 years old and true confession time: I love TikTok. That’s right. I love it. 15 second bursts of creativity from regular old folks all over the world. What’s not to love? If I wanted to connect TikTok to some concept related to large-scale change I totally...

On R-Day, my first day as a “new cadet” at West Point, back in the summer of 1987, I was taught my four responses. These four responses were to be the only acceptable answers to questions upperclass cadets might ask me for my entire plebe year. I remember somebody...

I hope you had a restful holiday and that your 2020 is off to a great start. I received a lot of interest from people in accessing our New Years Eve reflection questions. The original link was to a draft page - sorry - so I’m added them here again just in case. My...

I'm hoping this finds you in the midst of a luxurious holiday, enjoying some down-time with loved ones. Wherever you are, I have a few cool things I want to share with you. 1. Every New Years Eve since 2000, I have asked myself these same personal vision questions....