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“You only ever get to feel certain about the future once it’s already turned into…

Last year, as we were saying farewell to 2024 and welcoming 2025, there was a…

I am enough. I have enough. I am doing enough.   Think about how much…

Once, in my early days of homeownership, I was stymied by a sudden loss of…

Let’s admit it: power is a powerful drug, and most people want it. Don’t you…

Eight letters strung together to form two simple words. But they add up to the…

I’ve been thinking a lot about how lucky I’ve been. Things I once took for…

Recently, I found myself sitting in a hospital room with my daughter during an inpatient…

Assertiveness is often depicted as the middle point on a continuum between passiveness and aggression…

At Emergent we define leadership as “inspiring and influencing purposeful action.” However, I believe this…

In preparing for this month’s blog post, I began asking people in my life the…

“Where in your work and/or life do you feel most stuck?” This is one of…

Recently, during a conversation with a local leader, he dropped one of those classic sage…

A frequent complaint of leaders I coach is that they don’t have enough time in…

We, as humans, are preoccupied with telling the future. It seems we’re hard-wired to make…

“Son, always keep a few bucks on you when you go out. You never know…

One of my most important values is simplicity. The urge to simplify probably comes from…

Regular readers of my blog (and anyone who listens to the podcast I co-host with…

Nearly 200 years ago, Upstate NY was a hotbed of radical ideas and spiritual epiphany…

Does this sound familiar? You’re considering a candidate for an open position at your company…

We’re firmly ensconced in the heat of summer, and I’ve been trying to think cool…

While traveling recently, I ran into an unexpected and uncomfortable situation. A small but important…

My colleagues will tell you that when it comes to blame, I like to take…

On June 2nd, I began my 46th year of work. Later in the month I…