Leadership

Leaders are increasingly adopting a compassionate and empathetic approach to management. This shift, while positive in many respects, has sparked…

In a recent consulting skills class that I was leading, a participant asked a familiar question: What makes a good…

Have you ever been in a meeting where the agenda was not well followed, or else completely ignored? Maybe there…

The great paradox of the quest for enlightenment is that it is a lifelong search for something you already have…

Recently, I had the privilege of attending one of our client's semi-annual leadership gatherings, an event designed to provide crucial…

I’m an aspiring naturalist. Whenever I can, I enjoy the beauty of the outdoors by hiking, biking, fishing, and kayaking…

In life and leadership, the unseen often wields more power than the seen. Invisible expectations, those unspoken assumptions and standards…

If you’ve read anything about Buddhism, you’ve probably heard of the Four Noble Truths. These precepts pose a challenge–life is…

Newness is relative. When a scientist discovers a “new” plant or insect, they are, in reality, finally noticing a neighbor…