Unfolding Leadership

On Dignity

Of many words that define good relationships with others, such as trust, respect, care and understanding, the word dignity often seems to have a lesser place. Yet what word better defines the need we experience in society today? It is almost taken for granted that we live in a world where people can expect not […]

February 10, 2018 – 6:17 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Angels, Choices, Conflict, Wounds | Comments (2) and Social Share

My Heart’s Desire

In the darkness something inside me asks, as it always does, What is it your heart most desires? And I will say back, Well, there’s always something, isn’t there? A good long walk in the mountains where the wind mourns in the trees, or maybe just a frank talk with an angel about the way […]

January 3, 2018 – 2:27 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Reflections and Poems | Comments (0) and Social Share

On Redemption

As a helper to people navigating their lives at work, I want to bring the very best of myself to every exchange. Yet there are times when the best of myself would never be enough. The solutions to the deep challenges that people face follow no special formula; for example, the linked, uphill struggles to […]

December 30, 2017 – 6:30 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Angels, Choices, Healing, Openness, Trust | Comments (4) and Social Share

How to Talk to Each Other About Each Other

Over the years, working with both individuals and teams, the challenge recreates itself again and again: we fail to talk to each other about each other. We’d rather handle whatever difficulties we face in our relationships at work in almost any other way. “Separate the problem from the people,” says the guru, yet I’m here […]