• A good leader. Real values. A real commitment to inclusion. And a worldview that still caught them. Here is what happened – and why it matters.

    A good leader. Real values. A real commitment to inclusion. And a worldview that still caught them. Here is what happened – and why it matters.

  • When an employee asked when to raise concerns about change, the consultant's answer revealed why organizational change fails – and what works instead.

    When an employee asked when to raise concerns about change, the consultant's answer revealed why organizational change fails – and what works instead.

  • 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.

  • Good changes can create unexpected challenges. A holistic approach to change considers multiple perspectives and long-term impacts, leading to decisions met with appreciation.

    Good changes can create unexpected challenges. A holistic approach to change considers multiple perspectives and long-term impacts, leading to decisions met with appreciation.

  • Community: Developing Leadership

    Community development and organizational development aren't the same. Learn the paradoxical leadership stance of being fully present to community while also being detached.

    Community development and organizational development aren't the same. Learn the paradoxical leadership stance of being fully present to community while also being detached.

  • 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.

  • Working with Nature, rather than against it

    Organizations, like seasons, have natural rhythms. Working with those rhythms rather than against them is a leadership capacity most development programs ignore entirely.

    Organizations, like seasons, have natural rhythms. Working with those rhythms rather than against them is a leadership capacity most development programs ignore entirely.

  • Alchemy: Episode 2

    Alchemy's most useful meaning is transforming paradoxically different things into one whole. In this episode, explore how developing that capacity changes your leadership.

    Alchemy's most useful meaning is transforming paradoxically different things into one whole. In this episode, explore how developing that capacity changes your leadership.

  • Choosing the Scope of Work or the Objectives

    RFPs often contain inconsistencies between what a client wants to accomplish and what they actually ask for. Skilled consultants know how to find them.

    RFPs often contain inconsistencies between what a client wants to accomplish and what they actually ask for. Skilled consultants know how to find them.