As we talked by phone, it was hard to believe ten years had passed since Shannon and I first met. It was good to reconnect and tell good stories. I remembered that first meeting with Shannon and her interest in doing work like that of the team Sheri and I were leading. She was so [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Shifting Goals
Posted in Confidence, Wading the Stream, tagged Accountability, Behavior, Experience, Flow on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By the very act of writing this I am making a commitment to improve in a particular issue; shifting goals. I’m not referring to far-reaching goals like the personal and professional ones I assist my Clients in establishing. I refer to daily objectives we set for ourselves as we flow week to week. At this [...]
Language that Builds Confidence
Posted in Communication, Confidence, Credibility, tagged Accountability, Awareness, Behavior, Love, Maturity, Responsibility on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As leaders, our behaviors are everything. I remember a conversation from several years ago while still an employee in the corporate world. A few of us who had worked together for many years were talking about how things had changed in our particular culture; and in most of corporate life in our society. One specific [...]
The Revolution – The Principles
Posted in 21st Century Skills, tagged Accountability, balance, Behavior, Character on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
True Balance True balance is about the free flow between intent and commitment. True balance is about: ~ Selflessly giving to self. ~ Navigating a new confidence. True balance is built on the principle of commitment: “Concerning all acts of initiative … there is one elementary truth … that the moment one definitely commits oneself, [...]
The Revolution
Posted in Wading the Stream, tagged Abundance, Intention, Love on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“We are attempting to make work more lifelike, more in the image of what we instinctively want for ourselves” – David Whyte, Crossing the Unknown Sea The revolution I advocate is an intentional approach to leadership. The revolution is accomplished as a leader frees the flow between internal motivation and external validation. The internal motivation [...]
Get a Tune-up
Posted in Credibility, tagged Leadership, self-care on June 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is my bike just before going into the shop. You can’t tell parked where it is, but the back tire had just blown. Fortunately for me, my ride had taken me out of the country and into town near my wife’s office. At the end of the warm riding season last year, I had decided [...]
