Insights & Resources

Ideas for leadership as your natural self-expression — frameworks, field notes, and client stories, updated as we publish.

The Questions You Stop Asking

There is something I’ve noticed over the years. We don’t stop asking questions because we become older. We stop asking questions because we’ve already decided what we’re listening for. Children ask questions because they assume they don’t...

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Who Are You Becoming?

There is something I’ve come to appreciate over the years. Becoming rarely happens all at once. Neither does drifting. Most people know who they want to become. Patient. Courageous. Generous. Trustworthy. That isn’t the question. The question is: What is...

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Knowing Isn’t Enough

There is a question I’ve been asking people for years. If knowing changed people… wouldn’t we already be different? Most of us already know far more than we consistently live. We know we should have the difficult conversation. We know listening is...

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You Are Already Creating

I want to bring you back to something we spent time with in the course. You are a creator. Not someday, when you have more confidence, more money, more time, or better circumstances. You are already creating. You are creating in the conversations you have. You are...

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What If Your Story Isn’t the Truth?

I want you to look this week at a place where you are frustrated with somebody. Maybe it is someone at work. Maybe it is your spouse. Maybe it is a friend, a business partner, a client, or someone in your family. Perhaps something happened or didn’t happen. They...

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Your Word Is Not a Small Thing

I want to bring you back to your word. Most people hear the word integrity and think of character, principles, or morality. That is not what I am talking about here. I am talking about whether you are your word. When you say you are going to do something, do you do...

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