A Speculum of Fire

In a fast paced world, it’s easy to for­get that devel­op­ing your lead­er­ship is a long-term jour­ney, not a short-term project. Orga­ni­za­tions still do want to put peo­ple through pro­grams that demon­strate imme­di­ate, mea­sur­able, most often short-term results. But the inner sto­ry of a per­son­’s growth is not a one-pager, or even a short-sto­ry, it’s… Con­tin­ue read­ing A Specu­lum of Fire

The Arc: Living the Full Story of Your Personal Power

Let’s imag­ine a “sto­ry­board;” you know, a series of images that are like a com­ic strip or a plan for a movie. Except this sto­ry­board rep­re­sents a series of impor­tant moments in your life, learn­ing, and lead­er­ship work. What pic­tures would be there as the major turn­ing points of your own sto­ry? And where, if… Con­tin­ue read­ing The Arc: Liv­ing the Full Sto­ry of Your Per­son­al Power

The Third Journey of Leadership

The first jour­ney of lead­er­ship is about con­fi­dence and achieve­ment. It involves under­stand­ing and apply­ing per­son­al gifts, con­scious­ly and uncon­scious­ly. The first jour­ney estab­lish­es a unique world­ly con­tri­bu­tion and results in the strength of per­son­al pride.  The sec­ond jour­ney is about tip­ping over the edge into the dark­ness of blind spots, from overuse of strengths and… Con­tin­ue read­ing The Third Jour­ney of Leadership