Category: Healing

On the Capability to Lead

Hear me read this post. Capa­bil­i­ty, mean­ing the skills, intel­li­gence, spir­it, and desire — the full men­tal and emo­tion­al poten­tials to lead. For some of us, this word, capa­bil­i­ty, is a tough one. It means “equal to the task.” I know a num­ber of peo­ple, clients and col­leagues, who strug­gle with inte­ri­or “voic­es” that tell… Con­tin­ue read­ing On the Capa­bil­i­ty to Lead

Six Leaders I Trust

Hear me read this post. As an exer­cise, I wrote down today the names of the lead­ers I have worked with who I trust­ed the most. Six names imme­di­ate­ly came to mind; three women, three men, all work­ing in sep­a­rate indus­tries. I want­ed to explore what it is that caus­es me to trust these peo­ple… Con­tin­ue read­ing Six Lead­ers I Trust

At the Water-Line

Hear me read this post. Many years ago I came across a remark­able mod­el, known as the cul­tur­al ice­berg. Devel­oped by Stan­ley Her­man of TRW Sys­tems in 1970, it describes some of the most impor­tant work­place dynam­ics that any of us could ever know about. The top part of the ice­berg rep­re­sents the vis­i­ble, for­mal… Con­tin­ue read­ing At the Water-Line

For the Future

Hear me read this post. Today I had lunch with my friend, Karen Sela of Lumi­na Coach­ing. As we dis­cussed the dilem­mas of writ­ing and voice and Pres­ence, she remind­ed me that we can either get stuck in the present, what is hap­pen­ing now, and what seems to be the answer today, or we can… Con­tin­ue read­ing For the Future