May
08
Do you know how powerful you are? I like to ask this question of leaders. The modern corporation is a compelling defining institution in modern society. This means that the leaders within it are equally as powerful. Where does this individual power come from? To a high degree it comes...
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Apr
08
My genuine hope is that this note finds you and your families safe and healthy. Challenging times. Real life that exposes our humanity and rocks our foundations. At the same time, I’m seeing incredible acts of kindness and amazing resilience. I’ve always loved the word and now it seems more...
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Jan
25
Leadership is relationship. You simply cannot have the former without the latter. Even the most remote and removed leader, by virtue of affiliation, has a relationship with those under her or him. Every organization, including its teams and sub-teams, is a relationship system. Work gets done through these powerful and,...
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Jan
31
Becoming an Intentional Leader Who ever really thinks about being intentional? Most of us probably believe that we’re quite deliberate throughout the day as our brains effortlessly guide us through our various tasks. The question, though, is what parts of our brains are guiding us along the way? The answer...
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Sep
15
It is with great sadness that I’ve seen the images and hear the stories of so much devastation in Houston, and I had a chance to see some of the damage first-hand last week. It’s truly catastrophic for so many. Street after street reveal houses that have not flooded in...
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Jan
19
It’s that time of year when many New Year’s resolutions have come and gone. They’re legitimate and well-intentioned, but they too quickly fall by the wayside. I like the idea, though. Emotionally mature, highly-differentiated people set goals; they make plans. But for many of us, the challenge is in the...
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Sep
16
This past week the news hit that Wells Fargo had terminated over 5,300 employees over a two-year period. These people, collectively, had opened over 2 million phony accounts that the company was collecting fees on. Customers have been scammed millions and the bank is being hit with a $185 million...
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May
31
Emotional reactivity (which comes in various forms) can render people “difficult to work with.” I previously noted that there are 6 common reactive patterns for individuals working in groups: Fusion, Conflict, Distance/Cut-Off, Over-Functioning, Under-Functioning, and Triangling. Let’s address these last three automatic reactive patterns. Over-Functioning: For some people, when they’re...
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Mar
30
Emotional reactivity (which comes in various forms) can render people “difficult to work with.” I previously noted that there are 6 common reactive patterns for individuals working in groups: Fusion, Conflict, Distance/Cut-Off, Over-Functioning, Under-Functioning, and Triangling. I previously highlighted the first two and it’s past due to identify the others!...
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Mar
30
Emotional reactivity (which comes in various forms) can render people “difficult to work with.” I previously noted that there are 6 common reactive patterns for individuals working in groups: Fusion, Conflict, Distance/Cut-Off, Over-Functioning, Under-Functioning, and Triangling. I previously highlighted the first two and it’s past due to identify the others! (more…)
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