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I write about creativity, leadership, and passion for work.

Focus On Climate, Not The Weather
While it’s certainly important to address conflicts and work to resolve them in a healthy way, it’s equally important to focus on the overall culture of your team and how it is trending.

Good Decisions With Bad Outcomes
It’s faulty thinking to evaluate past decisions based upon your present understanding. And, doing so can lead to worse decisions in the future.

Reclaim The Profundity Of The Present
Each moment has meaning that, if ignored, will be lost forever. Circumstances will never again combine in this unique way to form this moment, right here, right now.

Don’t Chase Cool. Avoid The Zeitgeist Blender.
If you are feeling uninspired, recognize that it could be due to feeding on the output of the Zeitgeist Blender. Don’t allow cultural sentiment to rob you of the joy of surprise and delight.

We Are Unmoored. It’s Time To Re-Tether.
Without a central driving narrative, it’s easy to become “unmoored” and adrift. I believe this is precisely what’s happened to many professionals over the past few years.

Festival de las Ideas
The iconic festival dedicated to ideas, innovation, and freedom was a true joy to experience.

Why You Should Be Afraid Of Ghost (Rules)
How invisible rules can haunt your team’s culture and inhibit good collaboration.

Find Your “Sweet Spot” Of Effectiveness
Your sweet spot is discovered through active contemplation, not passive reflection. The broader your base of experience, the more patterns you will be able to discern.

How To Release Control Of Your Team
Some leaders hire bright, talented, creative people for their team, then spend their entire day trying to turn them into little versions of themselves. Don’t do that.

Why Your Constant Hustling Is Getting You Nowhere
Of course you need to put your full effort into whatever you’re doing at any given time. However, be careful not to fall into the hustle trap.

Why Great Leaders Aim For Influence, Not Control
Controlling behavior never leads to results beyond your own grasp. However, when you are able to achieve influence, you multiply your efforts and reproduce your values and principles in the lives of others.

How To Find Your Leadership Voice
Your team needs to be able to recognize what you value, why you care about it, and why it should matter to them.

3 Ways Leaders Unknowingly Limit Their Team’s Creativity
The better you are at setting good rails for your team, the more they will feel freedom to bring their best ideas and work to the table.

The Thing You Do Every Day
It’s not just the big efforts that make a difference. More often than not it’s the little things that you do every day that actually move the needle.
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