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April 2025 List
Election night speeches, an opinion on leadership language, George Clooney and org charts, civility, personality types, self-help, and the ever...
Musing on Radical Candour
Radical candour, like so many other leadership and management resources, tools, assessments, frameworks, and step programs, is only as good as what...
Hey Babs: Lost Temper, Questioning Leadership Abilities, and Looking for a Way Back.
Babs responds with there is no way back, only forward. Hey Babs, I consider myself to be a courageous and caring Executive Director / CEO. I care...
Leadership Practice: Sleep
Uncertainty, chaos, stress and the need for a good night's sleep. Sleep is often one of the first things to go when people feel pressed for time....
Musings on Chit-chatting in Meetings
The siren call of efficiency and productivity. Don’t waste my time or yours. Please don’t reach out just to catch-up, I don’t have the time. Our...
February 2025 List
Silence, dropping phones, anger, curiosity, and those inner critics. This month I offer you a list for encouraging your ease and wellness. 1...
Reflections for Thwarting Bully Leadership
Complacency, fear, and hostility are sneaky so-'n-sos; let's be purposeful with courage, kindness, and facing uncertainty. The Sneaky So-'n-sos...
Musings on Putting People First
Simon says "Don't trust companies that put customers first". Stories Most every day I run across some heartening story about a workplace that puts...
January 2025 List
Cylons, neuroscience, winter wisdom, and police procedurals. In this post I share a handful of the readings, viewings, and listenings that have...
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Questions, frameworks, steps, and a coin flip. Once, a long time ago the Clash's "Should I stay or should I go?" would start playing in my head as I...









