A Dose of Inspiration and Provocation
I don’t want to hear “I’m sorry.”
A couple years ago my wife, Christine and I went on a weekend getaway double-date with our good friends, Bob & Jane. I was so excited to see everyone and probably ate too much sugar that afternoon and Friday night I basically talked my face off to the three of...
Four biggest mistakes made by leaders of large-scale change š¬
One of my favorite things to do is speak with alumni of our Skid Row School a few months after theyāve graduated. The phone calls often go something like this: Exchange of pleasantries. So, Becky...the Skid Row School was great and all but...weāre kind...
What’s š and š @ the Billions Institute in 2019
I hope that your year is off to a terrific start. I had a terrible cold starting Christmas Eve but you know what? It was kind of wonderful to lay low and get a lot of rest. In between the sniffles and the coughs, I enjoyed copious amounts of laid back quality time...
We’ve got less than 20 years to get our sh%t together
Friends, The science is in. In case you missed it, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a report warning that weāve got less than 20 years to get our sh%t together or weāre in serious trouble. Itās happening much more quickly than had been anticipated....
Do you want to be on the right side of history or do you want to make history?
Friends, Our fellows met in Los Angeles last week to do some advanced explorations around integrity, justice, and self-care as leaders of large-scale change. Many of you know that we do an introductory investigation of the "hero" at the Skid Row School. The hero...
What I’ve Been Up to Lately
ļ»æ Friends, I hope all of you are safe and sound in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. This month I have been deeply immersed in our work to support two clients who are advancing racial equity in the US education system: The Raikes Foundationās Building Equitable...
Five Tactics for Disrupting Systems
Friends, Iāve been thinking a lot lately about this notion that there might be two primary ways to go about accomplishing spread/scale in the social sector: broad and deep. When I think about broad I think about getting an intervention to everyone who might benefit as...
It’s OK To Take A Nap
Friends, I just got up from a nap. And I had a bunch of other things to tell you about, but I realized what I most want to tell you today is the subject of today's email: it's OK to take a nap.Ā It really is. I know the world is falling apart. I...
What Are You Committed To?
Friends, With the school year starting up and all the new beginnings associated with it, I think this is as good a time as any to ask yourself, āWhat am I committed to?ā It sounds simple enough, but my experience has been that the answer to that question - and what I...
Finding Joy In Trying Times
Friends, I hope this finds you well. I am fresh off a three-day workshop with one of my mentors,Ā Katie HendricksĀ and I want to share my biggest a-ha discoveries with you in case maybe youāve been struggling with something similar. My intention for the workshop was to...
