Clarity
A Life Out of Order
What if, everyday, you woke up at a different age, on a different day of your life, never knowing where or when you’re going to be after you fall asleep? This weekend, I had the pleasure of screening a number of films at the Phoenix Film Festival. One of my favorites was “Shuffle”, a tale… Continue Reading A Life Out of Order
Read MoreThe Fragility of Attention
Our attention is a fragile resource. When we spread it too thinly, we can easily be distracted by myriad other stimuli. Not surprisingly, the result of working on too many things at once is that most of them suffer in some way. Most of us rely on directed attention when focusing on our work, or… Continue Reading The Fragility of Attention
Read MoreThe Right Question
Fit leaders learn that asking the right question is often more important than knowing the right answer.  A few years ago, one of my clients introduced me to David Whyte, a poet and a naturalist. Whyte shows us how changing the way we ask our questions can lead to strikingly different ways of seeing the world and our… Continue Reading The Right Question
Read MoreOvermanaging and Underleading
What do leaders really do? This is a question I ask on the first day of every Fit Leader’s Program I conduct.  Typical answers include: communicate a vision, resolve conflict, create budgets, recruit top talent, ensure sufficient resources, etc. With 20-30 answers documented on flip chart paper around the room, I proceed to teach John Kotter’s model of leadership which… Continue Reading Overmanaging and Underleading
Read MoreTreading Softly
When was the last time your organization changed? Last month, last week or just a few hours ago?   The one thing many of us have come to accept in life is that change is one of the few constants. Whether we like it or not, staying flexible means staying relevant. Evolving customer needs, new and emerging… Continue Reading Treading Softly
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