Category Archives: Self-Knowledge

Five (or Six) Lenses of Leadership

At the beginning of a large workshop, a woman raised her hand and said, “I have to admit that I get frustrated with conversations about leadership. I have a lot of things to do and not much time. If I’m going to be asked to be a leader then please just tell me what that […]

October 25, 2016 – 4:27 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Consciousness, Openness, Self-Knowledge, Transformation | Comments (6)

The Sheer Grandeur of Our Mistakes

In case you haven’t been following the Wells Fargo scandal, I am reprinting the transcription of Senator Elizabeth Warren questioning John Stumpf, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Wells Fargo during recent Senate hearings. Over a period of five years, 5,300 employees were fired for opening accounts for customers without their knowledge, resulting in […]

September 21, 2016 – 5:43 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Choices, Self-Knowledge, Shadow, Trust | Comments (2)

An Exercise to Reduce Negative Inner Voice

Recently, I’ve been working with a number of clients who are interested in reducing their negative thoughts, self-talk and defensive reactions. Here are some notes from our discoveries together and a related net search.* • Negative inner voice (inner critic) expresses thoughts initially formed as a set of rules and penalties aimed to protect us […]

April 19, 2016 – 4:13 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Consciousness, Healing, Listening, Self-Knowledge, Wounds | Comments (4)

Love, Truth and Thinking for Yourself

The political scene in the United States is so deeply frustrating. We are polarized, embattled, insulted and insulting, tired of fear but still feeling it — often as a kind of midnight despair and powerlessness. What the hell happened? Now we are so easily outraged, contemptuous and seemingly desperate for radical change that means our […]

February 27, 2016 – 4:36 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Love, Self-Knowledge, Truth | Comments (3)