We all know that comparing ourselves to others comes with personal and professional risks, the main one being that as individuals we can develop a sense that we lack something that others have — and this is bad for our confidence, sense of dignity and self-respect. But despite this awareness, for many if not most… Continue reading On Comparing Yourself to Others
Category: Healing
On Saying What You Mean
Sometimes when a person becomes ill, their skin becomes sensitive. Merely brushing the hair on an arm becomes painful. Something like that seems to be happening in organizations right now., sensitive skin being a metaphor for a painful hesitation to talk in a meaningful way to others. Will keeps his video feed off on almost… Continue reading On Saying What You Mean
On Helping Each Other
It would seem like a simple thing — in our work we should help each other rather than compete. We should reinforce one another’s contributions, not tear them down. And yet how good at this are we actually? It’s funny how the competition — for credibility, for worth — can leak out of us in… Continue reading On Helping Each Other
A Few Grains of Sand
It is often said that as leaders we ought to devote ourselves to something larger than our individual interests or passions, something larger than ourselves. This would seem to create a near spiritual dimension to leading, something that keeps us tethered to a strong sense of service to the world as well as a sense… Continue reading A Few Grains of Sand