• Watching the Artemis II lunar flyby, Birgitt Williams and I saw the principles of life-nourishing work in action – at 240,000 miles from Earth.

    The Artemis II crew demonstrated something Birgitt and I work toward with every organization: when people truly see each other, the work becomes extraordinary.

    The Artemis II crew demonstrated something Birgitt and I work toward with every organization: when people truly see each other, the work becomes extraordinary.

  • True enabling starts with giving yourself authority over your life and work. Learn how to enable yourself and others without creating dependency.

    True enabling starts with giving yourself authority over your life and work. Learn how to enable yourself and others without creating dependency.

  • You can't empower others – only they can empower themselves. Learn how to create conditions for people to claim their power and stay empowered yourself.

    You can't empower others – only they can empower themselves. Learn how to create conditions for people to claim their power and stay empowered yourself.

  • Courage: Developing Leadership

    You lead with courage every day, even getting out of bed. Learn to work intentionally with courage in your leadership and stay open to surprise.

    You lead with courage every day, even getting out of bed. Learn to work intentionally with courage in your leadership and stay open to surprise.

  • Aligning responsibility, authority, and accountability

    Authority is often unclear in organizations. Aligning responsibility, accountability, and authority improves performance and creates agility. Here's how to start addressing this disconnect.

    Authority is often unclear in organizations. Aligning responsibility, accountability, and authority improves performance and creates agility. Here's how to start addressing this disconnect.

  • Choice: Developing Leadership

    Making choices is the only real power humans have. Learn to make choices consciously rather than unconsciously and strengthen this critical leadership capacity.

    Making choices is the only real power humans have. Learn to make choices consciously rather than unconsciously and strengthen this critical leadership capacity.

  • Catalyst: Developing Leadership Episode 8

    Leaders are always catalysts for change – intentionally or not. The skill lies in being aware and intentional rather than unaware of your catalyst impact.

    Leaders are always catalysts for change – intentionally or not. The skill lies in being aware and intentional rather than unaware of your catalyst impact.

  • Capacity Development: Developing Leadership

    Capacity development is rarely included in leadership programs. In this episode, discover why it belongs there – and the simple daily practices that build it.

    Capacity development is rarely included in leadership programs. In this episode, discover why it belongs there – and the simple daily practices that build it.

  • Ready to Lead to People Will Lead

    When leadership develops more leaders – not just more followers – organizations become collaborative, creative, and productive in ways no top-down direction can produce.

    When leadership develops more leaders – not just more followers – organizations become collaborative, creative, and productive in ways no top-down direction can produce.

  • Law of Two Feet

    Open Space Technology's one governing law puts responsibility for learning and contributing where it belongs: with each participant. Here is what that makes possible.

    Open Space Technology's one governing law puts responsibility for learning and contributing where it belongs: with each participant. Here is what that makes possible.