A recent New York Times article, “How Beauty is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution,” caught my eye and ear. Ferris Jabr’s lucid prose verges at the end of the article to poetry and is framed throughout with exquisite images of bird feathers by Kenji Aoki. The content of the article is about evolutionary biology and scientific… Continue reading Leadership and Beauty
Category: Listening
The Tender Spot
I am designing a new leadership workshop and recently I asked a friend and colleague for some feedback about the design. As we reviewed the materials and exercises, he stopped at one point and said, “I think you are going too fast here. What you are asking people to share about themselves in this part… Continue reading The Tender Spot
Do You Know Who You Are?
Take your basic interpersonal conflict as an example. The issue is the way she treats me or he treats me. Why doesn’t he or she treat me better? On the surface, it’s not at all about what I might do differently, but what the other person ought to be doing or not doing. This is… Continue reading Do You Know Who You Are?
Leadership and Support
By “support” I mean sitting on the same side of the table as someone else, being able to empathize and to respect the person’s dignity and individuality. It means serving as an advocate who genuinely believes in this person and is willing to help, even if it involves challenging feedback and straight talk. To me,… Continue reading Leadership and Support